Rafale M Conducts Trials Aboard Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier

India selected in 2023 and ordered in 2025 the Rafale M as an interim carrier-based fighter capability while the indigenous Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) is developed. A Dassault Rafale M landed aboard the Indian Navy’s domestically built INS Vikrant aircraft carrier for the first time on Oct. 29, 2026, and subsequently took off […]