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Sub Lt Astha Poonia Becomes 1st Woman To Be Trained As Navy Fighter Pilot
- Friday July 4, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy. She may eventually fly the MiG-29K or the naval version of the Rafale fighter jet off India's aircraft carriers.
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France's Safran To Set Up Maintenance Centre In Hyderabad For M88 Jet Engines For Rafale
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
France-based Safran Aerospace on Tuesday announced plans to establish a new entity-Safran Aircraft Engine Services India-in Hyderabad, which will focus on the maintenance and overhaul of Rafale fighter jet engines, specifically the M88 engines.
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No US In NATO? That's Ok. Rafale Calling, Says Emmanuel Macron On X
- Friday June 20, 2025
- World News | NDTV News Desk
Emmanuel Macron has a message for the rest of Europe - the Rafale fighter jet is calling. The French President's quirky X post Friday afternoon featured an Apple iPhone with an incoming call from 'Rafale' and a close-up of the jet arcing over barren
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NDTV Explains: India's Rs 63,000 Crore Rafale M Fighter Deal. What Is It, Why Is It Important
- Monday April 28, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
What Is India's Rafale M Deal? Broken down, India will buy 22 single-seater Rafale M fighter jets and four twin-seater trainer variants, as well as facilities for fleet maintenance, logistics support, and training of personnel.
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www.ndtv.com
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India's Rafales Simulate "Ground Attack Missions" In Significant Exercise
- Thursday April 24, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force is carrying out Exercise Aakraman (Attack) over a large area in the central sector involving its mainstream fighter aircraft fleets led by the Rafale combat aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dassault Sets Up Rafale, Mirage Jets' Maintenance Facility In Noida: Report
- Tuesday September 24, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
In a significant development, French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation is to set up a new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Noida to provide support to the French-origin fighter jets in the Indian Air Force, ANI reported.
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Air Force Displays Firepower, Combat Capabilities In Rajasthan's Pokhran
- Saturday February 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday displayed its firepower capability at a mega exercise featuring over 120 aircraft, including frontline fighter jets and attack helicopters in Rajasthan's Pokhran desert.
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www.ndtv.com
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French Rafales, Marching Contingent Take Part In Republic Day Parade
- Friday January 26, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Two Rafale fighter jets flanked by a 'Phoenix' multi-role tanker transport aircraft of the French air force roared off Delhi's sky as India celebrated its 75th Republic Day at a grand parade today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Navy A Step Closer To Getting Its Own Rafales, France Sends Detailed Bid
- Thursday December 21, 2023
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
The Indian Navy is now one step closer to getting Rafale fighter jets to operate off the deck of its aircraft carriers, INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya.
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www.ndtv.com
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France Submits Bid For Indian Tender To Buy 26 Rafale Marine Jets
- Wednesday December 20, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
In a significant development, France has submitted its response to India's tender for buying 26 Rafale Marine jets for the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers - INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya.
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India To Get Rs 400 Billion Aircraft Carrier To Fly Rafale Jets: Report
- Wednesday November 29, 2023
- India News | Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Bloomberg
India is set to add another aircraft carrier to its fleet worth almost 400 billion rupees ($4.8 billion) as it seeks to counter China's naval presence in the Indian Ocean region, according to people familiar with the matter.
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2 Rafale Jets Were Dispatched After Reports Of UFOs Near Imphal Airport
- Monday November 20, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force (IAF), soon after receiving information about the sighting of unidentified flying object near the Imphal airport on Sunday, scrambled its Rafale fighter aircraft to search for them.
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Air Force Pauses Flying Exercise, Rafales To Secure Delhi Airspace For G20
- Thursday September 7, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force has taken an operational pause in the ongoing Exercise Trishul going on in the northern sector as fighter aircraft will not be flying from September 7-10.
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www.ndtv.com
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India To Upgrade Ladakh Landing Strip To Airbase, Just 35 Km From LAC
- Thursday August 24, 2023
- India News | Reported by Rajeev Ranjan, Edited by Debanish Achom
The advance landing ground (ALG) in Ladakh's Nyoma will be upgraded to a fully-equipped airbase that can operate numerous fighter jets like the Rafale, Sukhoi-30MKI and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, sources have said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why Rafale Deal Wasn't Included In India, France Joint Statement: Sources
- Tuesday July 18, 2023
- India News | Reported by Maha Siddiqui, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
India and France will soon begin negotiations into deals for 26 Rafale aircraft and three Scorpene class submarines for the Indian Navy, sources have clarified to NDTV.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sub Lt Astha Poonia Becomes 1st Woman To Be Trained As Navy Fighter Pilot
- Friday July 4, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy. She may eventually fly the MiG-29K or the naval version of the Rafale fighter jet off India's aircraft carriers.
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www.ndtv.com
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France's Safran To Set Up Maintenance Centre In Hyderabad For M88 Jet Engines For Rafale
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
France-based Safran Aerospace on Tuesday announced plans to establish a new entity-Safran Aircraft Engine Services India-in Hyderabad, which will focus on the maintenance and overhaul of Rafale fighter jet engines, specifically the M88 engines.
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www.ndtv.com
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No US In NATO? That's Ok. Rafale Calling, Says Emmanuel Macron On X
- Friday June 20, 2025
- World News | NDTV News Desk
Emmanuel Macron has a message for the rest of Europe - the Rafale fighter jet is calling. The French President's quirky X post Friday afternoon featured an Apple iPhone with an incoming call from 'Rafale' and a close-up of the jet arcing over barren
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www.ndtv.com
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NDTV Explains: India's Rs 63,000 Crore Rafale M Fighter Deal. What Is It, Why Is It Important
- Monday April 28, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
What Is India's Rafale M Deal? Broken down, India will buy 22 single-seater Rafale M fighter jets and four twin-seater trainer variants, as well as facilities for fleet maintenance, logistics support, and training of personnel.
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www.ndtv.com
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India's Rafales Simulate "Ground Attack Missions" In Significant Exercise
- Thursday April 24, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force is carrying out Exercise Aakraman (Attack) over a large area in the central sector involving its mainstream fighter aircraft fleets led by the Rafale combat aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dassault Sets Up Rafale, Mirage Jets' Maintenance Facility In Noida: Report
- Tuesday September 24, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
In a significant development, French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation is to set up a new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Noida to provide support to the French-origin fighter jets in the Indian Air Force, ANI reported.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air Force Displays Firepower, Combat Capabilities In Rajasthan's Pokhran
- Saturday February 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday displayed its firepower capability at a mega exercise featuring over 120 aircraft, including frontline fighter jets and attack helicopters in Rajasthan's Pokhran desert.
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www.ndtv.com
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French Rafales, Marching Contingent Take Part In Republic Day Parade
- Friday January 26, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Two Rafale fighter jets flanked by a 'Phoenix' multi-role tanker transport aircraft of the French air force roared off Delhi's sky as India celebrated its 75th Republic Day at a grand parade today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Navy A Step Closer To Getting Its Own Rafales, France Sends Detailed Bid
- Thursday December 21, 2023
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
The Indian Navy is now one step closer to getting Rafale fighter jets to operate off the deck of its aircraft carriers, INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya.
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www.ndtv.com
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France Submits Bid For Indian Tender To Buy 26 Rafale Marine Jets
- Wednesday December 20, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
In a significant development, France has submitted its response to India's tender for buying 26 Rafale Marine jets for the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers - INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya.
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www.ndtv.com
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India To Get Rs 400 Billion Aircraft Carrier To Fly Rafale Jets: Report
- Wednesday November 29, 2023
- India News | Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Bloomberg
India is set to add another aircraft carrier to its fleet worth almost 400 billion rupees ($4.8 billion) as it seeks to counter China's naval presence in the Indian Ocean region, according to people familiar with the matter.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Rafale Jets Were Dispatched After Reports Of UFOs Near Imphal Airport
- Monday November 20, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force (IAF), soon after receiving information about the sighting of unidentified flying object near the Imphal airport on Sunday, scrambled its Rafale fighter aircraft to search for them.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air Force Pauses Flying Exercise, Rafales To Secure Delhi Airspace For G20
- Thursday September 7, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force has taken an operational pause in the ongoing Exercise Trishul going on in the northern sector as fighter aircraft will not be flying from September 7-10.
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www.ndtv.com
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India To Upgrade Ladakh Landing Strip To Airbase, Just 35 Km From LAC
- Thursday August 24, 2023
- India News | Reported by Rajeev Ranjan, Edited by Debanish Achom
The advance landing ground (ALG) in Ladakh's Nyoma will be upgraded to a fully-equipped airbase that can operate numerous fighter jets like the Rafale, Sukhoi-30MKI and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, sources have said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why Rafale Deal Wasn't Included In India, France Joint Statement: Sources
- Tuesday July 18, 2023
- India News | Reported by Maha Siddiqui, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
India and France will soon begin negotiations into deals for 26 Rafale aircraft and three Scorpene class submarines for the Indian Navy, sources have clarified to NDTV.
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www.ndtv.com