Aircraft
Indian Navy Charts Independent Course for Carrier Fighter
The service is seeking about 20 twin-engine jets for the second indigenous aircraft carrier.
The carrier-capable version of the HAL Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) does not meet the Indian Navy’s requirement. (photo: HAL)
The carrier-capable version of the HAL Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) does not meet the Indian Navy’s requirement. (photo: HAL)

The Indian Navy has started the process of identifying twin-engine fighter candidates for its Indian Aircraft Carrier-2. It has rejected the naval version of the single-engine, domestically producted, HAL Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). India has procured Russian Mig-29Ks for its current carrier Vikramaditya (formerly the Russian carrier Admiral Gorshkov) and for its first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1), which is under construction.


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