Cavalier India Defence Training Academy

The mega exercise took place at a time when India and China are locked in an over six-month-long bitter border  standoff in eastern Ladakh. Synopsis The major highlight of the four-day second-phase exercise was participation of Indian Navy's Vikramaditya carrier battle group and the Nimitz strike group of the US Navy. The USS Nimitz is the world's largest warship. Indian Navy at Arabian Sea New Delhi: The navies of India, the US, Australia and Japan on Friday concluded the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the Arabian Sea that involved two aircraft carriers and a number of frontline warships, submarines and maritime aircraft. While the first phase of the 24th edition of the Malabar exercise was conducted in Bay of Bengal from November 3-6, the second phase was conducted in the Arabian Sea from November 17-20, said a statement by the Indian Navy. The major highlight of the four-day second-phase exercise was participation of Indian Navy's Vikramaditya carrier batt...

Flight simulations at Naval Air Station Patuxent River have shown the F/A-18E is very capable of launching off a ski jump The Super Hornet is now competing against the MiG-29K, as well as the naval version of the French-made Dassault Rafale and a variant of the Swedish Gripen. Credit: US Navy photo. Boeing is making India an offer it can’t refuse. A battle tested F/A-18E/F Super Hornet that can operate from short take-off but arrested recovery configured (STOBAR) aircraft carriers, such as the INS Vikramaditya and the future INS Vikrant. How high can it jump? Just watch, says Boeing. Flying off a ground-based ski jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, it is part of a demonstration effort for the Indian Navy, Joseph Trevithick of The War Zone reported. The naval air station has a ground-based ski jump that it used during testing of the short and vertical takeoff and landing capable F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, The War Zone reported. “Boeing and the US N...