Tag: Rafale fighter jets
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that the defence situation in the country would have been different if the Indian Air Force had Rafale fighter jets. "Not one this side would have gone and no one on the other would have survived," he added.....
Hours ahead of the landing of five Rafale aircrafts in an air base in this town of Haryana, the local administration has imposed prohibitory orders, banning photography of assets and Rafale aircrafts, and beefed up security.....
Even as the opposition is demanding that the government reveal at what cost the Rafale fighter jets were procured from French firm Dassault Aviation, India and France on Saturday signed an agreement regarding the exchange and reciprocal protection of classified or protected information.....
A Congress delegation on Wednesday met the Comptroller and Auditor General to seek a probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets by the Narendra Modi government.....
Assuring that five of the 36 French Rafale combat aircraft purchased by India can be deployed at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at a short notice, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that though India strives for peace, it would not let its sovereignty and territorial integrity be compromised under any circumstances. ....
The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of misleading the Lok Sabha by not revealing the price of the Rafale fighter jets bought from France and indicated it could move a motion of breach of privilege against them.....
In a big boost for the IAF's combat capability, the Rafale aircraft finally touched down at Haryana's Ambala Air Force Station Ambala on July 29, 2020. The five French Rafale fighter jets landed after a 7,000-km flight from France which included an overnight pit stop in UAE and midair refueling. It was one of the most awaited events and surely has made the nation proud. Welcoming the jets in India, defence minister Rajnath Singh tweeted: "The Birds have landed safely in Ambala. The touch down of Rafale combat aircrafts in India marks the beginn....