How do Russian-built Indian Mig-29K compete against Frech Rafale Jets which India is set to procure? Recently, sixteen fighter jets, including eight Indian Navy MiG-29Ks and the same number of French Rafale-M fighter jets “clashed” over the Arabian Sea. Even though the Indian Navy did not disclose the scoreline, but did indicate that they were able to surprise the Frech Rafales.
All the fighter jets, which were split into two groups of eight each. One group was, characterised as the strike force who would attempt to hit a small island while a defensive force comprised of eight MiG and Rafales would attempt to intercept them at beyond visual ranges before they could fire their weapons.Read More…