India is likely to get three Rafale jets this week and then 7-8 more will come in the second half of April
29 Mar 2021 4:52 AM
Singh's stern message came hours ahead of Jaishankar-Wang Yi meeting
10 Sep 2020 9:35 PM
However, the message of the drill seems to be targeted at the United States, which saw two American bases go on alert over the launches
29 Jul 2020 1:54 PM
The Rafale jets are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 year after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia
29 Jul 2020 11:44 AM
India had asked France to speed-up the deliveries of the Rafale fighters
21 Jul 2020 12:24 PM
The top commanders of the Air Force will meet on July 22 for the two-day commanders' conference to focus on the operational issue
20 Jul 2020 10:53 AM
'Nothing wrong in #RafalePuja as it goes by the religion and that must be respected,' Ghafoor tweeted.
11 Oct 2019 9:14 AM
Singh called his tryst with Rafale as good, adding that Rafale's induction will enhance the strength of IAF.
09 Oct 2019 9:12 AM
Giving timeline for delivery of 36 jets, Singh said he expects first 18 aircraft to be delivered by Feb 2021.
09 Oct 2019 8:52 AM
'Rafale is a very capable aircraft, once we induct it, it will be a gamechanger in terms of our operational capability,' Bhadauria said.
30 Sep 2019 1:04 PM
Squadron, which operated from Bhatinda air base, was disbanded in 2016 after IAF started gradual phasing out of Russian-origin MiG 21 jets.
10 Sep 2019 8:39 AM
All the 36 fighter jets will arrive by September 2022.
03 Sep 2019 10:05 AM
Emmanuel Macron also said that France will deliver 1st of the 36 Rafale fighter jets to India next month.
23 Aug 2019 8:06 AM
Government sources said the IAF has already briefed the Defence Ministry in this regard and French police authorities are probing the case.
22 May 2019 4:48 PM
IAF Chief B S Dhanoa on Monday said that Rafale jets will the best combat aircraft in the Indian sub-continent.
25 Mar 2019 1:46 PM
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia also took to Twitter to demand answers from Modi on the increased cost of aircraft.
18 Jan 2019 11:08 AM
'IAF is prepared 24x7 for any threat and is ready for befitting response to any contingency with our assets,' Dhanoa said.
11 Nov 2018 8:24 PM
Modi had announced the procurement of 36 Rafale fighters after holding talks with Hollande on April 10, 2015, in Paris.
28 Sep 2018 1:27 AM
Opposition has questioned the govt on the choice of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as Dassault’s local partner.
23 Sep 2018 1:59 PM
Officials said, a batch of IAF pilots got an opportunity to train on Rafale jets. The aircraft landed in India on Saturday.
03 Sep 2018 7:04 PM