In a significant development, India is going to take up the around Rs 3.25 lakh crore deal for buying 114 Rafale fighter jets from France which would be manufactured in India with indigenous content of around 30 per cent at a high level meeting of the Defence Ministry.
Saudi flags were displayed outside the White House ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's arrival for talks this week focused on strengthening economic and defence cooperation between the two nations.
Malaysia has received U.S. approval to buy 33 F/A-18 Hornet jets from Kuwait, boosting its air defense amid rising tensions with China in the South China Sea. The move signals quiet U.S. support as Malaysia faces repeated Chinese incursions near its waters and oil rigs.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has levelled serious allegations against former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, claiming that Rajiv Gandhi acted as a "middleman" in a proposed fighter aircraft deal during the 1970s, citing a past WikiLeaks report.
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): In the USD 5 billion tenders to buy 26 combat aircraft, the report of the extensive trials of the French Rafale and American F-18 planes is being evaluated by the Indian Navy headquarters.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): For over USD 20 billion tender for manufacturing 114 multi-role fighter aircraft (MRFA) the Indian Air Force (IAF) would prefer to take the 'Buy Global Make in India' route over the strategic partnership policy model to produce the planes within the coun
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 19 (ANI): In a bid to boost Pakistan's air defence capabilities, China has delivered latest versions of its J-10 multirole tactical fighter aircraft.
New Delhi (India), Dec 20 (ANI): In the over Rs 1.5 lakh crore deal for manufacturing 114 multirole fighter aircraft, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to compress the time taken for carrying out trials of all the participants to less than a year to ensure that the force gets its new co
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Saturday demanded that former Congress president Rahul Gandhi should apologize to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting him on the Rafale fighter jet deal.
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The government said that the controversy on the Rafale fighter jet deal was an "exercise of vilification and casting doubts on the Defence acquisition process", which was put to an end by the Supreme Court on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court order doesn't bar the CBI from taking action on allegations of corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal, Justice KM Joseph wrote in his ruling on review petitions seeking a probe in the case.