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Indian Rafale fighter jets to fly with BS-series tail numbers honouring ex
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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3 Rafale jets handed over to IAF till date: Shripad Naik
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Wednesday informed Lok Sabha that till date three Rafale fighter jets have been handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) which are being used for training of pilots and technicians in France.
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Supreme Court dismisses Rafale Review Petitions
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions challenging its verdict in the Rafale case passed on December 14, 2018, upholding the 36 Rafale jets deal.
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Happy over Rafale coming but will continue raising questions on deal, says
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said he was happy that Rafale jets will finally come to India but he still wanted to know why just 36 instead of 126 were being bought by Modi-led government.
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Rajnath visits Safran group facility that manufactures engines for Rafale
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Villaroche [France], Oct 9 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday paid a visit to a Safran group facility, the company which manufactures engines for Rafale fighter jets.
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As India gets its first Rafale, here's a look at the fighter's capabilitie
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bordeaux [France], Oct 8 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was officially handed over the first of the 36 French-built Rafale jets here on Tuesday. Singh expressed confidence that the fighter jet will live up to its name.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performs Shastra Puja after receiving first
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bordeaux [France], Oct 8 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performed Shastra Puja on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami after receiving the first of the 36 Rafale jets in the French port city of Bordeaux on Tuesday.
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Rafale to give India edge over China, Pakistan: IAF Chief Bhadauria
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Rafale jets will greatly enhance the capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and will give the IAF an edge over Pakistan and China, new IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Monday.
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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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Indian pilots taking to Rafale jets 'was amazing', says French Air Force's
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mont-de-Marsan [France], July 13 (ANI): Indian pilots taking to Rafale jets during the Indo-French Garuda VI exercise was "amazing," according to General Philippe Lavigne, the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force.
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Rafale a tool for India's sovereignty, we don't care about controversies:
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 10 (ANI): France does not care about controversies and just wants to deliver the Rafale jets as it is a tool for better sovereignty for India, French Minister of State for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean Baptiste Lemoyne, said on Monday.
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Indian Sukhois to fly with French Rafales in war games
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jun 5 (ANI): Sukhoi fighter jets of the Indian Air Force will head to France this month-end to participate in Garuda-series aerial war games with the French Rafale fighter aircraft.
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