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No scandal with Rafale deal, 36 fighter planes to be delivered in next two
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India], Feb 20 (ANI): There is no scandal with Rafale deal and 36 fighter planes will be delivered to the Government of India in next two years, said Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier here on Wednesday.
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V K Singh raises questions over HAL's capability, cites recent crashes
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Union minister and former Army chief V K Singh has raised questions over the capability of the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in refurbishing fighter planes, saying parts of aircraft had fallen off the runway, in an apparent referenc
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CAG relief to govt, Report says 17.08% of money saved on India-specific en
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI) In a major relief to the Modi government which has been under sustained Congress attack, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Wednesday said the country had managed to save 17.08 per cent of money in the India-specific enhancements in deal for 36 Rafale fig
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Rafale chief negotiator deprecates attempts to malign deal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) Feb 8 (ANI): Former Air Marshal SBP Sinha, who headed the negotiations from the Indian side in the Rafale aircraft deal, on Friday deprecated attempts being made to malign the "excellent procurement" of the fighter planes that the government has initiated.
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Rafale project on schedule, 25 per cent payment made to France
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, 27 Dec 18 (ANI) Notwithstanding the controversy, the government is moving ahead with the Rafale programme, making 25 per cent of payment to the French government in the more than Rs 59,000 crore deal for procuring 36 fighter planes, top Air Force sources said here on Thursday.<
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Jaitley throws weight behind Air Force chief, castigates Congress
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday threw his weight behind Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, and castigated the Congress for criticising Air Force chief, who stressed the need for Rafale fighter planes to improve India's combat ability.
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Rafale jet deal: Centre submits decision-making process before SC
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): The union government on Monday submitted details of its decision-making process in the Rafale aircraft deal to the Supreme Court. In its affidavit, the government said that all the requisite steps as per the requirement of Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 w
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Confirmed: 'Made in India F16's announced before PM's U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June. 19 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to United States, military manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin has tied up with TATA to produce F16 fighter planes in India.
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Jet Airways plane loses contact with ATC over German airspace
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb. 19 (ANI): A Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to London, with more than 300 people, triggered a major scare when it lost contact with the Air Traffic Control (ATC) after getting intercepted by German fighter jets. The flight then had to be escorted by German A
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