There is nothing equivalent to the Rafale in Pakistan, retired Air Marshal M. Matheswaran told IANS on Tuesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will receive first of the 36 Rafale jets in France on Tuesday. Rafale has the most advanced weapons package comprising Meteor and Scalp missiles that will provide India unrivalled deep strike capability and air dominance in the region.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will receive first of the 36 Rafale jets in France on Tuesday. The aircraft has the most advanced weapons package comprising Meteor and Scalp missiles that will provide India unrivalled deep strike capability and air dominance in the region. Rajnath Singh will receive the first Rafale jet at an air base in Paris, three years after India sealed the mega-deal for procurement of the aircraft manufactured by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation. Here are 11 things you didn't know about Rafale.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally receive the first Rafale fighter jet in France tomorrow
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday and receive the first of the 36 Rafale aircraft in the French port city of Bordeaux, where he will perform 'Shastra Puja' on the occasion of Dussehra and take a sortie in the fighter jet.
The induction of the Rafale fighter jet will be a "game changer" for India in regional geopolitics of South Asia in so far as Pakistan is concerned, defence experts said on Monday, though any comparison with the air power of China still has a long way to go.
The defence minister will leave for Paris on a three-day visit on Monday, primarily to receive the first Rafale fighter jet on Tuesday -- the foundation day of the Indian Air Force as well as the day when Dussehra will be celebrated.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will fly a sortie on a Rafale aircraft in France on October 8, defence sources told IANS today.
The unsubstantiated media report, however, did not quote anybody even as it mentioned that the Pakistani military is aware of the exact specifications of the aircraft.
Rafale fighter jets are one more step closer to joining the ranks of Indian Air Force. The fighter jets will be officially handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 8. The ceremony will take place in France. On September 19, deputy chief of Indian Air Force VR Chaudhary took 'acceptance' of Rafale fighter jets.
The squadron, which operated from Bhatinda airbase, was disbanded in 2016 after the IAF started gradual phasing out of Russian-origin Mig 21 jets.
The Rafale aircraft will provide the Indian Air Force strategic deterrence and requisite capability to engage targets at long ranges, the Defence Ministry said, adding the training of the first batch of officers and technicians is underway with the French Air Force.
The model not only resembles the actual jet but also emits sound somewhat similar to it.
"The first Rafale will be delivered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in two months from now, I think in September, perfectly on time. Thirty-six will come within the next two years," French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler said.
Notably, this happened in the presence of an Indian team in France, headed by a Group Captain rank officer to oversee the 36 Rafale aircraft production and training of Indian personnel,
BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi moved the SC seeking action against the Congress party president over his 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' rant.
Stating that it will consider the criminal contempt petition, the court made it clear that the remarks made by Gandhi in public have been "incorrectly attributed" to the court.
Addressing a press conference here, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Gandhi of lying and said while the Indian Constitution gives every citizen the freedom to speak, it does not give freedom to "lie and abuse".
The Congress has been alleging massive irregularities in the deal and has been targeting the government over selection of Ambani-owned Reliance Defence as an offset partner for Dassault Aviation.
He said Modi has never shown preparedness to find out who all benefited out of the Rafale French fighter jets deal.
Supreme Court has allowed admissibility of three documents in Rafale deal as evidence in re-examining the review petitions filed against the SC's December 14 judgement refusing to order probe in procuring 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.
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