Rafale Aircraft
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Rajnath Singh calls on Macron; discusses India-France defence ties
India | Oct 08, 2019, 03:53 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh called on French President Emmanuel Macron here on Tuesday and the two leaders discussed stronger India-France defence and strategic ties during their "very warm and productive" meeting.
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Government likely to order 36 more Rafale fighter jets
India | Sep 22, 2019, 03:39 PM ISTAn Indian Defence Research Wing report published on Saturday said the new order will be inked in early 2020.
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'RB' on India's first Rafale jet stands for new Air Chief
India | Sep 21, 2019, 11:55 PM ISTAs per defence sources, 'RB' stands for Air Force chief-designate Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, who played a key role in negotiations for procuring 36 Rafale jets in the flyaway condition.
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India to receive first Rafale jet in France on Dussehra
India | Sep 10, 2019, 08:21 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with a team of senior officials, is scheduled to travel to France for receiving the first aircraft in a ceremony. India has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with France and Dassault Aviation for procuring 36 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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France keen to sell second batch of 36 Rafale aircraft, NSA-level meet today
India | Aug 29, 2019, 08:44 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi and France President Macron recently held bilateral talks in Paris, and then again met in Biarritz during the G-7 summit.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, IAF Chief B S Dhanoa to visit France next month to take delivery of first Rafale
India | Aug 21, 2019, 10:40 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving for France on Thursday on a bilateral visit during which further boosting of defence cooperation between the two countries will be discussed.
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First Rafale delivery in September 2019 as per schedule: Ajay Kumar
India | Jul 13, 2019, 07:11 PM ISTRafale fighter jets, manufactured by France-based Dassault Aviation, are twin-engine multi-role fighter aircraft. These are nuclear capable and can engage in both air-to-air and air-to-ground attacks.
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Probe underway on break-in at IAF Rafale office, says French Minister
India | Jun 10, 2019, 04:11 PM ISTThe IAF team is based in Paris in connection with the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter planes, the first of which is expected to be delivered to India in September this year.
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Supreme Court's Rafale verdict has no apparent error warranting its review: Centre
National | May 04, 2019, 04:57 PM ISTThe Centre has told the Supreme Court that "categorical and emphatic" findings recorded by the top court in its December 14 last year verdict in the Rafale deal case has no apparent error warranting its review.
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Supreme Court to hear on February 26 pleas seeking review of Rafale verdict
India | Feb 22, 2019, 10:52 PM ISTThe Supreme Court will hear on February 26 the two petitions seeking review of its December 14 verdict that had dismissed pleas challenging the deal between India and France for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets.
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Rafale combat aircraft performs at the Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru
News | Feb 20, 2019, 12:02 PM ISTRafale combat aircraft performs at the Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru
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Government conspiring to 'bleed and shut' HAL, says group of employees after meeting Rahul Gandhi
India | Jan 10, 2019, 10:47 PM ISTAddressing a press conference here after meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi over the issue, the employees accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of "attempting to build a false narrative" that HAL is incapable of building the Rafale fighter jet.
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Rafale is a good aircraft, will be game-changer for subcontinent: IAF chief
India | Oct 03, 2018, 02:57 PM ISTThe opposition led by the Congress has been accusing the government of benefitting Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence Ltd from the Rafale deal. The BJP has dismissed all the allegations as false.
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Modi government shunts Rafale whistle-blower: Congress
India | Sep 27, 2018, 03:46 PM ISTThe government-to-government deal for 36 Rafale aircrafts was announced by Modi during his visit to Paris in April 2015. The proposal for the earlier 126 Rafale jets during the UPA's regime was scrapped.
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IAF tests first Rafale manufactured by Dassault for India
India | Sep 20, 2018, 11:20 PM ISTThe delivery of the jets -- capable of carrying a range of potent weapons and missiles -- is scheduled to begin from September next year.
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PM Modi compromised national security by purchasing only 36 Rafale fighter jets: AK Antony
India | Sep 18, 2018, 05:43 PM ISTOnly the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) can decide on the number of aircraft and weaponry required, Antony said and added that Modi's announcement in 2015 to procure only 36 jets was a "grave violation" of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).
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Rafale deal: Defence Minister rules out any engagement with Oppn
India | Sep 14, 2018, 08:17 PM ISTThe defence minister was asked whether the government will engage with opposition parties the way the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2005 had taken the Opposition into confidence and addressed their apprehensions to pave way for finalising the nuclear deal with the US.
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Rafale will give India ‘unprecedented’ combat capabilities, critics must understand norms : IAF vice chief
India | Sep 05, 2018, 04:00 PM IST"It is a beautiful aircraft..It is a very capable aircraft and we are waiting to fly it," Air Marshal S B Deo said.
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I can make a better Rafale, give me the contract: Congress MP
India | Aug 10, 2018, 04:47 PM ISTJakhar also waived a paper replica of the fighter aircraft during the Zero Hour as Congress members were in the Well raising slogans on the issue.
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Demands of Rafale deal details unrealistic, threaten national security: Defence Ministry
News | Feb 07, 2018, 06:39 PM IST