Boeing woos Indian Navy with 'F/A-18' Super Hornet's ski-jump launch By IANS | Published on Mon, Dec 21 2020 23:36 IST | 0 Views Navy story.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Dec 21 : Aerospace major Boeing has tried again to woo the Indian Navy with its carrer-borne fighter -- F/A-18 Super Hornet -- by performing a "ski jump" ramp, demonstrating the aircraft's suitability for Indias aircraft carriers. The demonstrations, held at US Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, showed that the Super Hornet would do well with the Indian Navy's Short Takeoff but Arrested Recovery (STOBAR), said Boeing. "The first successful and safe launch of the F/A-18 Super Hornet from a ski-jump begins the validation process to operate effectively from Indian Navy aircraft carriers," said Ankur Kanaglekar, Head India Fighters Sales, Boeing Defense, Space and Security.