Dassault wants to prove the Rafale M can fly from a ski-jump at INS Hansa

According to ThePrint, Dassault hopes to bring its Rafale M carrier-borne fighter to the shore-based test facility (SBTF) at INS Hansa, India to prove that the jet can take off from a ski-jump.

LCA Tejas Naval Prototype-2 launched off ski jump
Ministry of Defence (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons


India is shopping for new fighters to equip its STOBAR carriers and so far, Boeing has demonstrated that its Super Hornet can operate from a ski-jump during tests at NAS Patuxent River last year.

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