Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that under the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project, the Government with industry participation plans to develop five prototypes of the 5th generation fighter aircraft, which will later lead to series production.
Following an interaction with a French delegation, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and Congress MP, Shashi Tharoor, highlighted the Rafale fighter jets as a symbol of the deepening Indo-French strategic partnership.
In a statement shared on Telegram, Ukraine's air force said, "According to preliminary data... an unusual situation arose on board. The pilot moved the aircraft away from the settlement and successfully ejected."
Following an FIR registered against Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai over his 'nimbu-mirchi' jibe on Rafale fighter jet, Congress leader Rai on Thursday said that he just asked when the fighter jet would do its job.
When asked for evidence of the claim that five Indian fighter jets were shot down, he responded, "It's all over the social media, on Indian social media, not on our social media. The debris of these jets fell into Kashmir. And it's all over Indian media today and they have admitted."
India's Embassy in China has rebuked a Chinese media outlet for reporting that Pakistan's military shot down an Indian fighter jet and advised verifying facts and sources before publishing such reports.
After Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai stirred a controversary over 'nimbu mirchi on Rafale' remarks, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday questioned how such statements could be made.
Amidst the rising controversy due to Congress leader Ajay Rai's 'nimbu-mirchi' statement by showcasing a toy Rafale plane, the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief said that he stands by his statement and presented Rafale symbolically because the country wants action against the Pahalgam attack.<
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday drew flak from NDA leaders after he criticised the Central government's "big talk and no action" against perpetrators of Pahalgam terror attack saying that they purchased Rafale fighter jets but those are lying in hangars with "nimbu mir