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Indian ambassador to France interacts with Rafale pilots before takeoff
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 27 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf on Monday interacted with the pilots of Rafale fighter aircraft before their take off from Merignac in France and wished them a safe flight to India with a single hop.
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Five IAF Rafales take off for India, to reach Ambala on July 29
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 27 (ANI): In a long-awaited development, five Rafale fighter aircraft today took off for India from an airbase in France to join the Indian Air Force fleet in Ambala on Wednesday.
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36 Rafale fighters, 28 Apache and 15 Chinook helicopters inducted since PM
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): 36 Rafale fighters, 28 Apache and 15 Chinook Helicopters have been inducted by the armed forces after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda said on Sunday.
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Amid China row, India likely to get six 'fully-loaded' Rafales by July-end
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Amid the ongoing dispute with China over its aggression along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India is likely to get around six fully-loaded Rafale fighter aircraft by July-end fitted with the long-range Meteor air to air missiles.
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Four Rafales to arrive in India by July-end, India to gain edge over Pak,
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 15 (ANI) In a major boost to India's firepower in air, first four Rafale fighter aircraft would start arriving in India by July-end this year from France.
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COVID-19 effect: Delivery of Rafale fighters delayed by 'few weeks'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Due to the coronavirus lockdowns going on in both France and India, the delivery of the first batch of Rafale fighter aircraft has been delayed by a few weeks now.
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Dassault stops production of Rafale jets for India amid COVID-19 lockdo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The production of Rafale fighter jets for India at the Dassault Aviation facility has been stopped till March 31 in view of the French government's precautionary measures to contain coronavirus spread, Indian Air Force (IAF) sources told ANI on Friday, adding
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Four Rafale jets to arrive in India by May, rest at interval of 1.5 months
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said four of the 36 Rafale fighter jets, which India is procuring from France will arrive here in India by the end of May, while the remaining will arrive at a gap of 1.5 months each.
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S-400 dominates enemy's airspace, says former Air Chief Dhanoa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Former Air Chief BS Dhanoa said that the S-400 air defence system will enable India to dominate the enemy's airspace and Rafale fighter jets are half a generation ahead of aircraft which Pakistan and China have.
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Rafale half-a-generation ahead of Chinese, Pakistani machines, says former
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa on Sunday said the Rafale fighter jet that India is buying from France is half-a-generation ahead of aircraft in the inventories of two of India's adversaries, China and Pakistan.
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Dassault Aviation to exhibit scaled-down model of Rafale fighter jet at De
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Dassault Aviation, which is going to take part for the first time at DefExpo 2020, will display a scale 1:10 Rafale mockup with the Indian colours "to pay tribute to the induction of the aircraft in the Indian Air Force".
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Indian Rafale fighter jets to fly with BS-series tail numbers honouring ex
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI): The Indian Rafale fighter jets will fly with the tail sign 'BS' after the recently retired Air Force Chief Birender Singh Dhanoa.
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