'Brahmos on May 10 was a game changer,' Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor (Retd) on one year of Operation SindoorOperation Sindoor's first anniversary is a proud milestone for India's air power. The operation showcased surgical precision strikes and th...
I join in IAF’s Rafale happiness but govt has questions to answer: Former defence minister AK Antony“I welcome the arrival of five Rafale fighter jets and hope it will further boost the confidence of IAF in meeting the challenges from Chin...
V K Singh raises questions over HAL's condition, capabilityThe minister defended the Rafale deal, saying it was necessary to enhance the IAF's capabilities.
Absolutely wrong to say Modi government has taken away from HAL: Sitharaman"First of all, I have no official record on who is the offset partner for Rafale deal. And that’s not a flaw. They have time to tell us whe...
Government weakening HAL to benefit Anil Ambani: Rahul GandhiGandhi also hit out at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, accusing her of "lying" in Parliament and evading his questions on the Rafale f...
Rafale deal: HAL failed as offset partner due to unresolved issues with DassaultIt said HAL required "2.7 times higher man-hours compared to the French side for the manufacture of Rafale aircraft in India".
HAL regrets politicisation of its employeesAn HAL statement, which did not specifically refer to Gandhi's interaction with the employees, came after the event, where the Congress pre...
HAL a "strategic asset", country owed a debt to it: Rahul GandhiThe party had been accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of snatching jobs of people of Karnataka by taking away the contract from HAL.
Rahul Gandhi to address HAL employees on Rafale dealCongress has been accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of snatching jobs of people of Karnataka by taking away the contract from HAL.
Air Force Chief defends Rafale purchase, 10 crore to develop swarm dronesThe Indian Air Force also announced a competition in the memory of Late Air Commodore Mehar Singh to develop swarm drones with a prize of R...
HAL may have lost Rafale deal as it quoted 2.57 times more man-hours than Dassault: SupriyoWhile HAL was to produce 108 fighter jets locally in a joint venture with French firm Dassault Aviation in the deal for 126 Rafale jets tha...
HAL, Dassault Aviation had 'serious differences' when UPA was negotiating Rafale deal: SourcesThe previous UPA government in 2012 started negotiations with Dassault Aviation to buy 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).
Sitharaman 'caught lying' on Rafale deal again, must resign: Rahul GandhiThe Congress chief took to Twitter to attack Sitharaman, alleging that her position as the defence minister has become untenable as a forme...
Following UPA offset policy: Nirmala Sitharaman“Under the offset rule, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) after having sold something to us can invest or buy a product for offset o...
Poor health of HAL led to collapse of Rafale deal under UPA: Nirmala SitharamanSitharaman also said that an unprecedented intervention in 2013 by then Defence Minister A K Antony when the cost negotiation committee was...
French defence minister meets Manohar Parrikar to push Rafale dealAs the two ministers met, the Cost Negotiating Committee (CNC) is understood to have submitted its report to the Ministry of Defence.
Dassault carrying out gap analysis of HAL's capabilitiesDassault Aviation and HAL have to work together to produce 108 Rafale fighter planes in India as part of the contract.