The Indian Navy invites five global makers of combat planes

According to The Telegraph, The Indian Navy has invited five global makers of combat planes to participate in a competition for deck-based aircraft that it wants to buy. The planes are the SAAB Gripen (naval variant), the F-18 Superhornet (made by Boeing for the US Navy), Eurofighter Typhoon (EADS supported by a European consortium), the Rafale (made by France’s Dassault Aviation) and finally quite surprisingly the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter.

The Indian Navy had originally not sent an RFI to Sweden’s SAAB but the company expressed interest and was sent a request for the naval variant of the Gripen JAS 39.

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