War preparedness: Why India must spend smarter, not just moreIndia's journey towards a modernized defense sector is fraught with obstacles. While military budgets are on the rise, the country's over-d...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Bengaluru-based Hical Technologies to supply components for Rafale fighter aircraftHical Technologies secured a significant long-term contract from Dassault Aviation. The Bengaluru firm will manufacture critical products f...
09 Mar, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Rajnath Singh pushes For higher 'Make in India' content in Rafale dealIndia's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with France's Catherine Vautrin. Discussions focused on increasing local manufacturing for Rafal...
17 Feb, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Safran ready to open India engine production in Rafale dealSafran, which makes M-88 engines for the Dassault Aviation jet, will also buy parts from local suppliers to support India's aerospace indu...
13 Feb, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
Rafale engine assembly could come to India if IAF orders more jets, says SafranFrench aerospace major Safran is committed to establishing a Rafale engine final assembly line in India if the Indian Air Force places furt...
26 Nov, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
Safran to set up maintenance centre in Hyderabad for M88 military jet engine powering RafaleSafran Aerospace is set to establish Safran Aircraft Engine Services India in Hyderabad, focusing on M88 engine maintenance for Rafale figh...
24 Jun, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
Tata to build Rafale fighter jet fuselages in Hyderabad under deal with Dassault AviationTata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Dassault Aviation have partnered to manufacture Rafale fighter aircraft fuselages in India. TASL will esta...
06 Jun, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Rafale’s India operations get a strategic push; Dassault establishes maintenance facility near Jewar AirportDassault Aviation is advancing plans to establish a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility near Jewar International Airport for I...
02 Jul, 2024, 11.55 AM IST
Techno-commercial negotiations on Rafale-M, Scorpene projects yet to be firmed up: SourcesIndia's negotiations to acquire 26 Rafale-M fighter jets and three Scorpene submarines from France have yet to be concluded, according to u...
18 Jul, 2023, 02.15 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
Don't terrorise us on tax: Rafale engine manufacturer tells Defence Minister RajnathFrench multinational Safran is the manufacturer of the M88 state of the art engines fitted in the Rafale jets acquired by India.
09 Oct, 2019, 04.28 PM IST
DRDO, French company talks on Kaveri jet engine crashDRDO found cost high; Safran struggling to fulfil its €580-million offsets obligation.
15 Aug, 2019, 08.10 PM IST
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.
14 Feb, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Rafale jet: Parrikar keen on SAFRAN's manufacturing unit in GoaThe Defence Minister also appealed state Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar for setting up courses for skill development in aeronautical eng...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.34 PM IST
Manohar Parrikar confirms French help for revival of Indian Kaveri engineFrance has offered a one billion euro investment to revive the combat jet engine project, proposing a joint development plan to use offsets...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.44 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