These fighter jets will be for the Indian Navy and will be deployed on the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
- The Indian Air Force operates 36 Rafale jets, acquired earlier.
About Rafael aircraft
- Manufacturer: Dassault Aviation, a French aerospace company.
- “Omnirole” capabilities: Which means able to carry out all combat aviation missions such as air defense, strikes, reconnaissance, nuclear deterrence, etc.
- Generation: 4.5 generation with maximum speed 1.8 Mach (1 Mach=1235km/hr).
U.S.-China 6th-Gen Aircraft Battle
- USA: The US President announced plans to move forward with a next-generation fighter jet dubbed F-47.
- China: In December 2024, China flew two sixth-generation fighter prototypes, the J-36 and J-50.
- Sixth-generation fighter jets are characterized by attributes such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration, Hypersonic capabilities, Unmanned capabilities, etc.