China tried to undermine Rafale's reputation after India's Operation Sindoor, reveals French intelligenceFrench intelligence has accused China of orchestrating a disinformation campaign through its embassies to discredit French-made Rafale figh...
07 Jul, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
Centre should take cognisance of corruption allegations: Mayawati on Rafale deal"The news of a judicial inquiry set up by the French government on allegations of corruption in the purchase of Rafale fighter jets by the ...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
CPI(M) demands enquiry into Rafale fighter jet dealAccording to Mediapart, its report was based on an investigation by the country's anti-corruption agency Agence Francaise Anticorruption (A...
06 Apr, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
NSA Ajit Doval holds talks with French Defence Minister Florence ParlyEarlier in the day, Parly attended a ceremony at the Ambala air force station where five French-made Rafale jets were formally inducted int...
10 Sep, 2020, 06.47 PM IST
French Defence Minister Florence Parly to visit India for Rafale induction ceremonyDuring her visit, Parly will also pay floral tribute to India's valiant soldiers at the National War Memorial in Delhi, according to the st...
09 Sep, 2020, 02.20 PM IST
France makes move to revive Kaveri jet engine projectA detailed presentation on creating an aircraft engine ecosystem in India was given to the minister who had gone for the handing over cerem...
12 Oct, 2019, 10.18 AM IST
Unfazed by Rafale fire, France offers fighter for NavyThe French Navy feels it will be suitable for India and can be easily integrated onboard the aircraft carrier.
26 Sep, 2018, 08.41 AM IST
Open to manufacturing Rafale in India if bigger orders come through: Dassault CEO Eric Trappier"Yes, of course. We will see how we can carry forward with the 'Make in India' initiative. We are open to manufacturing Rafales in India,"D...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.17 PM IST
Rafale deal comes with 50 per cent offset clauseDefence sources said that one main point of the offset was that 74% of it has to be imported from India. This means a lot of job opportunit...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.17 PM IST
France offers to kickstart Kaveri engine for TejasAs per initial agreed points, French have offered to provide stealth, radar and thrust vectoring for missiles technologies besides others t...
14 Jul, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
Law Ministry cautions government against terms of Rafale dealIn case of a commercial dispute, the arbitration proceedings should take place in India and not Switzerland as suggested in the draft, the ...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
Rafale deal: France says no to offset clause, yes to Make in IndiaOffset policy was introduced under the Defence Procurement Procedure, under which a foreign company has to invest back a portion of the dea...
14 Jul, 2018, 03.57 PM IST
Rafale deal: Pricing issues, India's insistence on 50% local spending lead to missing of July targetOfficials familiar with Rafale negotiations said higher political intervention may be required to hasten the process.
14 Jul, 2018, 03.53 PM IST
France pitches for another batch of 36 Rafale jets procurement by IndiaThe Indian Air Force has also been favouring procurement of more Rafale jets from France. It had communicated to India earlier too, seeking...
10 Mar, 2018, 11.33 PM IST
India says contract on French Rafale fighter jets being fine-tunedIndia is fine-tuning a contract to buy 126 French-made Rafale fighter jets, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said today, adding that Paris ...
10 Jan, 2013, 10.16 PM IST
- Talks on only with French company Dassault Aviation for 126 Rafale aircraft: Government
The Defence Ministry today said it was talking only to the French Dassault Aviation for procuring 126 Rafale aircraft under a multi-billion...
23 Aug, 2012, 10.16 PM IST
- Dassault-India's jet deal to have 'serious implications' for UK: UK trade union
The British aerospace industry has been dealt a major blow after India favoured a French firm for a multibillion-pound fighter plane order,...
02 Feb, 2012, 09.27 PM IST