Rafale Jets
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Three Rafale jets handed over to IAF by France: Government
India | Nov 20, 2019, 11:31 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first Rafale jet at an air base in France on October 8. The first batch of four Rafale aircraft will arrive in India by May 2020.
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Wish India possessed Rafale jets during Balakot strike: Rajnath Singh
Oct 15, 2019, 10:07 AM ISTAt a ceremony in France on Tuesday, Singh formally took the delivery of the first of the 36 long-awaited French-made aircraft acquired by the Indian Air Force. He also took a sortie in the two-seater jet.
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Special Report: Rafale could be a game-changer in present-day warfare
Special Report | Oct 08, 2019, 11:29 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh formally received the first Rafale fighter jet in France’s Merignac, a delivery the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been eagerly waiting for nearly two decades now.
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Rafale jet carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lands after completing 35 min sortie
News | Oct 08, 2019, 11:31 PM ISTRafale jet carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lands after completing 35 min sortie
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Rafale jet carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes off for a sortie
News | Oct 08, 2019, 11:31 PM ISTRafale jet carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes off for a sortie
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Rafale Handover: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performs 'Shastra Puja'
News | Oct 08, 2019, 11:34 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh performs 'Shastra Puja'as Rafale combat jet officially handed over to India.
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Rafale Handover: Rajnath Singh to perform 'Shastra Puja' in Paris shortly
News | Oct 08, 2019, 06:47 PM ISTRajnath Singh to perform 'Shastra Puja' in Paris shortly. India will recieve the first Rafale jet today
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Rajnath Singh to receive first Rafale jet in France today
India | Oct 08, 2019, 10:29 AM ISTAll 36 jets are expected to arrive in India by September 2022, for which the IAF has been reportedly undertaking preparations, including readying required infrastructure and training of pilots.
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First Rafale jets to be seen in Indian skies in May 2020
India | Oct 04, 2019, 04:25 PM ISTThe chief of Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Friday said the first Rafale fighter jets will be seen in Indian skies only by the end of May 2020.
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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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ITI Nagpur students to learn to assemble Rafale jets
India | Aug 27, 2019, 05:25 PM ISTThe France-based Dassault Aviation, manufacturer of Rafale fighter jets, signed an agreement with the government- run ITI Nagpur last month for starting an 'Aeronautical Structure and Equipment Fitter' course at the institute
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Rafale-Su-30MKI jets to be potent combination against Pakistan: Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria
India | Jul 12, 2019, 12:49 PM ISTIAF Vice Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria has said that the Rafale fighter jets and the Sukhoi jets will be a deadly combination once they start operating jointly. The Indian Air Force Vice Chief said the combination would be a cause of worry for India's enemies, including Pakistan.
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French envoy rubbishes reports of Pak pilots training on Rafale jets
World | Apr 11, 2019, 02:24 PM IST"This is fake news," French ambassador, Alexandre Ziegler officially denied that Pakistani Air Force pilots were trained on Rafale jets.
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Manish Tewari slams Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa, says his statement on Rafale jets is 'politically loaded'
India | Mar 26, 2019, 09:30 AM ISTAir Chief Marshal Dhanoa asserted that at present, it is going to be the best aircraft in terms of the weapons capability in the Indian sub-continent and would be also the best in comparison with what China and Pakistan have.
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Rafale jets to showcase its capabilities at Aero India 2019
News | Feb 20, 2019, 08:18 AM ISTRafale jets to showcase its capabilities at Aero India 2019. Earlier the two Surya Kiran aircraft had crashed during Aero Show prepration in Bengaluru
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Congress continue to demand a Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) on the Rafale Deal
News | Dec 14, 2018, 01:47 PM ISTCongress continue to demand a Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) on the Rafale Deal
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Rajnath, Prakash Javadekar slams Congress for making an issue of rafale deal
News | Dec 14, 2018, 11:28 AM ISTRajnath, Prakash Javadekar slams Congress for making an issue of rafale deal, says the matter was crystal clear from the beginning and we have been saying that the allegations leveled by Congress were baseless and to gain political mileage.
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After SC judgement, Arun Jaitley demands discussion over Rafale deal in Rajya Sabha
News | Dec 14, 2018, 01:46 PM ISTAfter SC judgement, Arun Jaitley demands discussion over Rafale deal in Rajya Sabha
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SC dismisses all the petitions seeking a court-monitored investigation into the Rafale deal
News | Dec 14, 2018, 10:54 AM ISTSupreme Court: We are satisfied that there is no occasion to doubt the process. A country can’t afford to be underprepared. Not correct for the Court to sit as an appellant authority and scrutinise all aspects.