There are rumours that the Rafale M from Dassault France will be selected and determined as the winner as the new fighter jet to be deployed on India's most recent and indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. However, India has not announced the winner of the competition between the Dassault Rafale M fighter jet and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that his country will host Exercise Malabar in Perth in August.
India has reached an milestone in the indigenous aircraft carrier program. The jet belongs to the Indian Navy spotted on INS Vikrant (R 11).
The Indian Navy's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, will be commissioned on September 2 with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance. The indigenous aircraft carrier supports India's 'Make in India' ('AatmaNirbhar Bharat) initiative.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) to see the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), INS Vikrant.
