An F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III gets airborne on its delivery flight to the US Navy. If selected by India, Boeing would be able to deliver the first examples within 36 months of the contract signature, or sooner if required.

Vice Adm Kenneth Whitesell climbs into an F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 9 (VX-9) ‘Vampires’ at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California.

This digital concept image provides an insight into what a two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet would look like in Indian Navy service

A US Navy-operated F/A-18E Super Hornet lines up on the runway at INS Hansa, near Dabolim in Goa, India, before carrying out a ski-jump takeoff during a series of operational demonstration tests that took place in India in mid-2022.