Question : India has recently(February 2022) flight tested the marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet successfully at a shore-based facility in __.
a. Goa
b. Vishakhapattnam
c. Kochhi
d. None of the above
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- India has recently(January 2022) flight tested the marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet successfully at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-developed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were simulated.
- The Rafale- M(Rafale- Marine) —
- It is pitted against the US-made Super Hornet — both of which are being evaluated for a possible purchase by the Indian Navy for deployment on the 44000-tonne INS Vikrant that is undergoing trials in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal for likely commissioning in near future.
- It was tested for 12 days last month at Goa’s INS Hansa facility using a 283 metre mock ski-jump ramp(sjr) facility.
- The sjr uses what naval experts call short take-off but arrested recovery (STOBAR) technology.
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