36 Rafale Jets

Three more Rafale fighter aircraft arrived in India after taking off from France. The Rs 60,000 crore contract between India and France for 36 Rafale fighter jets is now nearing completion as only one aircraft is left to be inducted into IAF

Out of the 36 Rafale aircraft for which India had signed a contract with France, 32 have been delivered and out of the remaining four, three will arrive in India on time, that is, in February next year, said Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today.

Dassault, the manufacturer of French fighter jet Rafale, paid one million Euro to a middleman in India just after the India-France deal for 36 Rafales was signed, French publication "Mediapart" alleges citing an investigation by the country's anti-co

Congress leader P Chidambaram this morning attacked the government after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in a report, called for a review of the Defence Ministry's policy for offsets over the Rs 58,000-crore Rafale deal with French firm Dassault Aviation. The French firm is yet to transfer technical assistance to India as a part...

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has sharply criticised the Defence Ministry's policy for offsets, which also governs the deal with France for 36 Rafale jets made by Dassault Aviation. The French firm has so far not made good on its offset obligation to the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the national auditor said in a re...

The first batch of five Rafale multirole fighter jets were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in Ambala air base in Haryana today. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to buy 36 jets for Rs 59,000 crore. A traditional water cannon s...

A batch of five Rafale fighter jets touched down to a special water cannon salute at the Ambala air base this afternoon, the first western combat aircraft to join the Indian Air Force 23 years after Sukhoi aircraft were imported.

The first batch of five Rafale jets flew out of France today and will arrive in India on Wednesday, July 29, when the fighter jets will officially be inducted and join the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana's Ambala. The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux today.

There will be no delay in delivery of 36 Rafale jets to India as the timeline finalised for the supply of the fighter jets will be strictly respected, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said.

The first four of 36 Rafale jets are expected to land in India by last week of July as the coronavirus pandemic delayed their scheduled delivery by around 11 weeks, official sources said on Friday.

Soon to be inducted into the Indian Air Force, the 36 Rafale jets will not be sufficient to take care of the force's requirements, Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria said on Friday, highlighting the need to focus on developing indigenous platforms across the spectrum to have an edge.

Rahul Gandhi, cleared of contempt after his apology for attributing his phrase "Chowkidar Chor Hai" to the Supreme Court, said today that the top court's decision on the Rafale case had "opened a huge door to an investigation" into his allegations of corruption in the deal for 36 fighter jets from France.

The Supreme Court today dismissed petitions seeking a review of its verdictrefusing a CBI investigation into the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation and giving the government a clean chit.

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said he was happy that Rafale jets will finally come to India but he still wanted to know why just 36 instead of 126 were being bought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday evening flew on a Rafale fighter jet at the Dassault facility in France's Bordeaux, right after the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets was officially handed over to India by France.

Three more Rafale fighter aircraft arrived in India after taking off from France. The Rs 60,000 crore contract between India and France for 36 Rafale fighter jets is now nearing completion as only one aircraft is left to be inducted into IAF

Out of the 36 Rafale aircraft for which India had signed a contract with France, 32 have been delivered and out of the remaining four, three will arrive in India on time, that is, in February next year, said Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today.

Dassault, the manufacturer of French fighter jet Rafale, paid one million Euro to a middleman in India just after the India-France deal for 36 Rafales was signed, French publication "Mediapart" alleges citing an investigation by the country's anti-co

Congress leader P Chidambaram this morning attacked the government after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in a report, called for a review of the Defence Ministry's policy for offsets over the Rs 58,000-crore Rafale deal with French firm Dassault Aviation. The French firm is yet to transfer technical assistance to India as a part...

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has sharply criticised the Defence Ministry's policy for offsets, which also governs the deal with France for 36 Rafale jets made by Dassault Aviation. The French firm has so far not made good on its offset obligation to the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the national auditor said in a re...

The first batch of five Rafale multirole fighter jets were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in Ambala air base in Haryana today. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to buy 36 jets for Rs 59,000 crore. A traditional water cannon s...

A batch of five Rafale fighter jets touched down to a special water cannon salute at the Ambala air base this afternoon, the first western combat aircraft to join the Indian Air Force 23 years after Sukhoi aircraft were imported.

The first batch of five Rafale jets flew out of France today and will arrive in India on Wednesday, July 29, when the fighter jets will officially be inducted and join the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana's Ambala. The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux today.

There will be no delay in delivery of 36 Rafale jets to India as the timeline finalised for the supply of the fighter jets will be strictly respected, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said.

The first four of 36 Rafale jets are expected to land in India by last week of July as the coronavirus pandemic delayed their scheduled delivery by around 11 weeks, official sources said on Friday.

Soon to be inducted into the Indian Air Force, the 36 Rafale jets will not be sufficient to take care of the force's requirements, Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria said on Friday, highlighting the need to focus on developing indigenous platforms across the spectrum to have an edge.

Rahul Gandhi, cleared of contempt after his apology for attributing his phrase "Chowkidar Chor Hai" to the Supreme Court, said today that the top court's decision on the Rafale case had "opened a huge door to an investigation" into his allegations of corruption in the deal for 36 fighter jets from France.

The Supreme Court today dismissed petitions seeking a review of its verdictrefusing a CBI investigation into the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation and giving the government a clean chit.

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said he was happy that Rafale jets will finally come to India but he still wanted to know why just 36 instead of 126 were being bought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday evening flew on a Rafale fighter jet at the Dassault facility in France's Bordeaux, right after the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets was officially handed over to India by France.