The overall project is likely to be worth over Rs 50,000 crore, which would help increase the number of these advanced aircraft in the Indian inventory to 62, sources said.
Rafale deal: As per the proposals, the Indian Navy will get 22 single-seated Rafale Marine aircraft along with four trainer aircraft.
India has already procured 36 Rafale jets from France for its Air Force in September 2016 and now the country is planning to buy 26 Rafale M jets, during PM Modi's visit to the European nation.
Shivangi Singh hit headlines after becoming Indian Air Force’s first woman pilot to fly the Rafale fighter aircraft and she also took part in the Indian Air Force tableau at the Republic Day parade.
Super Fast International: For the first time, the Indian Air Force is participating in the France-Greece exercise.
Indian Navy takes a significant step towards operationalising Indigenous aircraft carrier by successful landing of MiG-29K on INS Vikrant by Naval pilots demonstrating India's prowess in Aircraft Carrier design, construction and operations while enhancing combat readiness, Navy said in a statement.
This will be the first Republic Day celebrations hosted at the ceremonial boulevard after Rajpath was renamed Kartavya Path last year.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed the Opposition for running 'negative' campaigns against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rafale fighter jet news: The Rafale was inducted swiftly into the Indian Air Force at the peak of the conflict with China and had started operating over Ladakh within a week of its arrival in the country.
भारत का पहला विमानवाहक पोत 'INS Vikrant' Indian Navy में का हिस्सा बन गया है. PM Narendra Modi ने इसे देश को समर्पित किया. दूसरी तरफ वायुसेना प्रमुख एयर चीफ मार्शल वीआर चौधरी (Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhry) ने India TV से बातचीत में वायुसेना के बेड़े में शामिल होने वाले हथियारों और एयरक्राफ्ट के बारे में खास बातचीत की. इस दौरान उन्होंने Indian Air Force के लिए Rafale विमानों की एहिमियत बताई.#insvikrant #rafel #indianairforce #indiatv
भारत का पहला विमानवाहक पोत 'INS Vikrant' Indian Navy में शामिल हो गया है. इसके साथ ही Indian Navy को उसका नया निशान भी मिल गया. इसमें से अंग्रेजो के समय से जोड़े गए कुछ प्रतीकों को हटाया गया है. PM Narendra Modi ने इसे देश को समर्पित किया.#indiannavy #insvikrant #pmnarendramodi #indiatv
The J-10C is a 4.5-generation medium-sized fighter jet and is more powerful than the China-Pakistan jointly developed lightweight fighter jet, the JF-17, currently being used by the PAF.
The RFI was issued as the Navy will be phasing out the MiG-29Ks, currently being used on INS Vikramaditya -- a modified Kiev class carrier -- in 2034.
The J-10C aircraft were part of the Pak-China joint exercise last year, where experts from Pakistan had the opportunity to have a close look at the fighter jets.
The French embassy on Thursday said 33 Rafale jets have already been delivered to India on schedule despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that the BJP government has sacrificed national security, jeopardised the interests of the Indian Air Force and caused loss worth thousands of crores of rupees to the state exchequer.
According to Mediapart's investigation, Dassault Aviation paid the kickbacks to the intermediary in Mauritius between 2007 and 2012.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) commemorated the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' by forming to what it called an 'Elephant Walk' formation with 75 aircrafts. The fighter jets included India;s might Rafale and Jaguars.
The 101 squadron is starting with around half a dozen Rafale aircraft. Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria was present at the airbase on the occasion.
The way Rahul Gandhi is behaving, it will not be an exaggeration to say that he is being used as a pawn by competing companies, said BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra.
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