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Pan Masala before Jets- Rafale creates buzz on Twitter
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): While India eagerly awaits the arrival of the first Rafale fighter jet, a 'Rafale pan masala' has landed in markets here, according to a video that has surfaced on social media.
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First Rafale jet handed over to Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bordeaux [France], Oct 8 (ANI): The first of the 36 French-built Rafale fighter jet bearing the tail number RB-001 was formally delivered to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Tuesday.
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Defence Minister to leave for two-day official visit to France on Monday
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a two-day visit to France on Monday. During his visit, he will receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets manufactured for India.
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Rajnath Singh to meet French President before receiving first Rafale fight
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on October 8 in Paris before receiving the first of the 36 Rafale fighter jets manufactured for India.
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Rajnath Singh to visit France on Dussehra to receive Rafale, may fly sorti
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit France to receive Rafale fighter jets on October 8- The Air Force Day and Dussehra. Though the planes would officially be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) with the Defence Minister's visit, they would start
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IAF receives first Rafale combat aircraft in France
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bordeaux (France), Sep 20 (ANI): Moving a step closer towards operating the Rafale combat aircraft, the Indian Air Force on Thursday received the first Rafale combat aircraft at the Dassault Aviation manufacturing facility here.
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IAF chief resurrects 17 Squadron in Ambala
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday resurrected the 17 Squadron, nicknamed Golden Arrows, which will be the first unit to operate French-origin Rafale fighter aircraft.
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IAF Chief to 'resurrect' Rafale Squadron at Ambala tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 9 (ANI): Weeks before accepting the Rafale fighter jets, Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday will resurrect the 17 Squadron, which will be the first unit to operate the French-origin fighters in the force.
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Defence Minister, IAF chief to visit France to receive first Indian Rafale
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa are scheduled to receive the first Rafale fighter jet manufactured by French firm Dassault Aviation for India on September 20.
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Railway engineers make scale-down model of Rafale from scrap
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Railway engineers have made a scale -down model of a Rafale fighter jet from scrap material in the workshop. The model not only resembles the actual jet but also emits sound somewhat similar to it.
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Rafale's capabilities are twice that of Mirage 2000: Air Marshal R Nambiar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jun 24 (ANI): The capabilities of the Rafale fighter jet are twice that of the Mirage 2000 warplane, Air Marshal R Nambiar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, said on Monday.
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Govt working towards modernisation of armed forces: President Ram Nath Kov
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind said Centre is taking all requisite steps towards modernization of armed forces and announced that the delivery of first Rafale fighter aircraft and Apache helicopters in the offing in the "near future".
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