The proposal, expected to be worth over Rs 2 lakh crore, including the indigenous content of more than 60 per cent, is expected to be taken up for discussion by the Defence Procurement Board headed by the Defence Secretary in the next few weeks.
In a post on social media, Macron said, "Following the Russian drone incursions into Poland, I have decided to deploy three Rafale fighter jets to contribute to the protection of Polish airspace and of NATO's Eastern Flank together with our Allies."
Amid growing bonhomie with New Delhi, Russia is carrying out studies to determine the level of investments that it would require to manufacture its Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet in India.
Soon after the Centre cleared a Rs 62,000 crore deal to buy 97 more LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft, India is close to signing a deal of around USD one billion with the American firm GE for supplying 113 more GE-404 engines for the indigenous combat aircraft.
In a major boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India in defence project, India on Tuesday cleared the project for buying 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force.
Alvi said, "We have full trust in our armed forces. We are proud of them. If our IAF chief is saying all these things, then the entire nation trusts him. But even the IAF chief has not clarified whether our fighter jets were shot down, whether our Rafales were shot down."
"During PM Modi's US visit, the joint statement issued after the meeting with Trump mentioned that the US will review its policy on releasing F-35 and underwater systems to India. However, no formal discussion has taken place on this issue so far," Union Minister of State (MoS) for Extern
Shinde questioned what was actually achieved, how many terrorists were caught, whether any fighter jets were lost, and demanded that the government take responsibility and give clear answers.
As the nation marks the 26th Kargil Vijay Diwas today, Kargil war veteran Subedar Dhanesh Yadav of the 137 CETF Battalion (Territorial Army) 39 Gorkha Rifles recounted the early days of the 1999 conflict, highlighting the courage and sacrifices made by Indian soldiers.
The IAF recently made a detailed presentation to the government outlining its future requirements for maintaining an edge over adversaries, defence sources told ANI.
First inducted in 1963, will be retired after 62 years of service with the indigenously developed Tejas aircraft replacing it in all the current squardrons. The squardrons operating the MiG 21 plane are currently in Rajasthan's Nal Airforce base.