CDS General Bipin Rawat to fly in a French Rafale fighter jetApart from the operational briefing, the CDS would be undertaking a sortie in the French Air Force Rafale fighter for almost one hour and w...
21 Jan, 2021, 02.02 PM IST
Three more Rafale jets arrive in India after flying non-stop from FranceThe first batch of five Rafale jets reached India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with Fra...
05 Nov, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
3-4 Rafale fighter jets from France to join Indian Air Force in first week of NovemberAn IAF team headed by Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Projects) Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari in France for reviewing the project as part of the ...
16 Oct, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
On way to India, five IAF Rafales re-fuelled mid-air by French tankerThe fleet, comprising three single seater and two twin seater aircraft, is arriving at Ambala airbase on Wednesday afternoon where they wil...
29 Jul, 2020, 06.17 PM IST
First batch of five Rafale jets enters Indian air space, officials confirmOn Monday, the Rafales landed at Al Dhafra airbase in the UAE after flying for over seven hours, officials said adding it was the only stop...
29 Jul, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
First batch of 5 Rafales reaches Al Dhafra airbase in UAE on way to India from FranceThe aircraft flew out from the Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux and will cover a distance of nearly 7,000 km with air-to-ai...
27 Jul, 2020, 10.24 PM IST
First batch of five Indian Air Force's Rafale jets takes off from France to India"You can call them (Rafale) both beauty and the beast," said Indian Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf who interacted with the IAF pilots at...
27 Jul, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Defence Minister, IAF chief to visit France to receive first Indian Rafale fighter planeDefence Minister Rajnath Singh and the IAF Chief will receive the first aircraft from the French authorities in Bordeaux.
21 Aug, 2019, 10.19 PM IST
Shortage of funds hits infrastructure development of Rafale defence airbaseMES (BAI) has its duesBuilder Association of India lying unpaid for the last three years by the government.
29 Jan, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
Over 50% of Rs 59,000 crore Rafale price already paid amid political slugfestThe IAF will get delivery of the first four jets in France in Sept this year, which will be followed by training of the "main" induction te...
20 Jan, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
‘Mother of all defence deals’ set for government nod amid Rafale spatThis comes amidst the ongoing dogfight between BJP and Congress over the Rs 59,000-crore Rafale deal.
03 Sep, 2018, 01.58 PM IST
Eyeing more sale of Rafales, French defence minister Florence Parley heads to India next weekParley will hold a delegation-level meeting with her counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman on a wide range of issues, including defence projects.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.16 PM IST
Eye on China, India to base first squadron of Rafale fighter jets in BengalUnder the Rs 59,000 crore (7.87 billion euro) deal inked with France in September last year, the IAF will get 36 Rafales in batches by mid-...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.36 PM IST
Anil Ambani to fly sortie in Rafale at AeroIndia show tomorrowReliance Defence has set up a joint venture with Rafale manufacturer Dassault Aviation for the execution of offset obligations under the 36...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.43 PM IST
Navy Chief Sunil Lanba in France, to hold talks with top military brassAdmiral Lanba will meet French Defence Minister Florence Parly and will hold talks with Chief of Defence Staff General Francois Lecointre a...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
- Air Chief N A K Browne in France, to visit Rafale Squadron
Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne is on a four-day visit to France where he will visit the squadron of Rafale fighter jets.
21 May, 2012, 10.04 PM IST
- India to sign multi-billion dollar MMRCA deal in a year: IAF
India will sign a contract to acquire 126 fighter jets under the USD 11 billion medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) project within a ...
16 Jul, 2010, 04.51 PM IST