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Cementing Ties, UAE Buys 80 French-Made Rafale Warplanes
The United Arab Emirates ordered 80 Rafale fighter jets on Friday, the largest order ever for the warplane, a multi-billion dollar arms contract that deepens economic and political ties with France.
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Foreign Media On Whether Hollande Claims Can Dent PM Modi's Reputation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing allegations his administration acted improperly on a multi-billion dollar warplane contract with France, keeping alive a controversial issue that could dent the ruling party's reputation as it heads to elections next year.
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Rafale Deal For 36 Fighter Jets Finally Sealed After Long Wait: 10 Facts
India today signed a deal to buy 36 high-tech Rafale fighters from France.
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$3 Billion Arms-Export Goal Puts China In PM Modi's Sights: Foreign Media
India is seeking to boost arms exports 20- fold in a decade to $3 billion, a push that if successful would transform one of the world's biggest importers into a major seller of defense equipment.
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India Inches Closer To Fighter Jet Deal As Hollande Visits Modi
Nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi drastically scaled down the world's biggest fighter jet deal in a bid to quickly replenish India's aging air force with French warplanes, the two sides still haven't agreed on a price or delivery date.
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Why India's Deal For 36 Rafale Fighter Jets Is Still Being Negotiated
With just days to go before French President Francois Hollande arrives in India, a crucial deal for Delhi to buy 36 French-built Rafale warplanes has not yet been decided.
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French Defence Minister Visits Cairo After Warplane Deal
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian began a two day visit to Cairo today, just days after France delivered the first batch of 24 Rafale warplanes Egypt bought in a multi-billion-euro deal.
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French President Francois Hollande in Qatar for Warplane Deal
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Qatar today to oversee the signing of a multi-billion-euro deal to sell 24 Rafale fighter jets to the gas-rich emirate.
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Rafale Deal Will Bring 'Minimum Oxygen' to Air Force: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said India's decision to buy 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets off the shelf would infuse "minimum oxygen" into the Air Force, battling with an ageing warplane fleet.
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In a Tough Neighbourhood, India's Air Force Needs Urgent Upgrade
India's air force risks a major capability gap opening up with China and Pakistan without new western warplanes or if local defence contractors can't produce what the military needs in a timely manner.
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France sees first Rafale jet deliveries to India by 2016
France expects to make its first deliveries of Rafale warplanes to India by 2016 or 2017, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was quoted as saying by financial daily Les Echos.
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Cementing Ties, UAE Buys 80 French-Made Rafale Warplanes
The United Arab Emirates ordered 80 Rafale fighter jets on Friday, the largest order ever for the warplane, a multi-billion dollar arms contract that deepens economic and political ties with France.
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Foreign Media On Whether Hollande Claims Can Dent PM Modi's Reputation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing allegations his administration acted improperly on a multi-billion dollar warplane contract with France, keeping alive a controversial issue that could dent the ruling party's reputation as it heads to elections next year.
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Rafale Deal For 36 Fighter Jets Finally Sealed After Long Wait: 10 Facts
India today signed a deal to buy 36 high-tech Rafale fighters from France.
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$3 Billion Arms-Export Goal Puts China In PM Modi's Sights: Foreign Media
India is seeking to boost arms exports 20- fold in a decade to $3 billion, a push that if successful would transform one of the world's biggest importers into a major seller of defense equipment.
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India Inches Closer To Fighter Jet Deal As Hollande Visits Modi
Nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi drastically scaled down the world's biggest fighter jet deal in a bid to quickly replenish India's aging air force with French warplanes, the two sides still haven't agreed on a price or delivery date.
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Why India's Deal For 36 Rafale Fighter Jets Is Still Being Negotiated
With just days to go before French President Francois Hollande arrives in India, a crucial deal for Delhi to buy 36 French-built Rafale warplanes has not yet been decided.
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French Defence Minister Visits Cairo After Warplane Deal
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian began a two day visit to Cairo today, just days after France delivered the first batch of 24 Rafale warplanes Egypt bought in a multi-billion-euro deal.
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French President Francois Hollande in Qatar for Warplane Deal
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Qatar today to oversee the signing of a multi-billion-euro deal to sell 24 Rafale fighter jets to the gas-rich emirate.
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Rafale Deal Will Bring 'Minimum Oxygen' to Air Force: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said India's decision to buy 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets off the shelf would infuse "minimum oxygen" into the Air Force, battling with an ageing warplane fleet.
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In a Tough Neighbourhood, India's Air Force Needs Urgent Upgrade
India's air force risks a major capability gap opening up with China and Pakistan without new western warplanes or if local defence contractors can't produce what the military needs in a timely manner.
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France sees first Rafale jet deliveries to India by 2016
France expects to make its first deliveries of Rafale warplanes to India by 2016 or 2017, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was quoted as saying by financial daily Les Echos.
