The aircraft was allowed to move inside India as the air defence personnel...
The IAF contingent participated in the exercise from June 4 to 14.
Glimpses from the Indian Air Force participation in the multinational Red...
The triennial exercise will take place for two hours and fifteen minutes...
The Indian Air Force (IAF), soon after receiving information about the...
The aircraft deal worth around Euro 5.5 billion was cleared by the defence...
The negotiations on cost and techno-commercial details relating to India's...
India on Thursday approved proposals for purchasing 26 Naval variant of...
In a major development, India is planning to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft...
Four Rafale fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried out a...
If Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai bought it in 2015, did he get prior...
On Friday, September 9, 2022, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, chief of...
A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat...
The French Air and Space Force is carrying out a major long-range mission in...
With inadequacies in the Russian MiG-29Ks that India bought to operate off...
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday termed the Maharashtra governor's...
The Indian Navy has decided that the twin-seat Rafale will not be...
The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been...
Shivangi Singh is part of the IAF's Golden Arrows squadron based out of...
Pakistan has acquired a full squadron of 25 multirole J-10C fighter jets from...
The French minister also referred to India's planned induction of a second...
Having already received around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the...
A fresh political war of words erupted on Tuesday over the Rafale issue as...
French investigative journal Mediapart has made fresh claims that alleged...
Celebrating its 89th anniversary, the Indian Air Force on Friday put up a...
The charter of affiliation was signed by General Naravane and Air Commodore...
The 101 Squadron is the second IAF squadron to be equipped with the Rafale...
'It was Parrikar's sharp insights into finance and international systems that...
Following the arrival of the new batch, the number of Rafale jets with the...
Sources said the issues to be raised during the monsoon session of Parliament...
The Rafale aircraft which have already arrived in Ambala would start ferrying...
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera sought to know that in an...
Rahul acting as 'agent' of rival firms, BJP alleges as Congress attacks govt...
The Congress urged Modi to come forward and order a JPC probe into the Rafale...
"The target is 2022. It is absolutely on target. I mentioned earlier. Except...
The sixth batch of three more Rafale fighter jets took off from France for...
So far, 14 Rafale jets are operating in the IAF and the number will go up to...
The Congress on Monday sought a thorough probe in the Rafale defence deal and...
With the arrival of the three jets, the size of the Rafale fleet has...
The sources said the second Rafale squadron being raised at the next main...
In 2016, India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to...
Noting the actions and capabilities of the Chinese side, the IAF chief said,...
A third batch of three more Rafale fighter jets on Wednesday landed in India...
The fighter jet conducted Eklavya formation by flying at a height of around...
The newly-inducted aircraft will carry out the 'Vertical Charlie' formation.
With the arrival of the new batch, the number of Rafale aircraft has...
Air Force Day is celebrated to mark the day the IAF was established in 1932.
The Air Force Day is celebrated to mark the day the IAF was established in...
In its report tabled in Parliament, the national auditor said the Dassault...
At present, the IAF has 10 women fighter pilots and 18 women navigators. The...
Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jet operating over a forward airbase in...
Dominic Xavier believes the turning point if India and China go to war will...
In a tweet, the IAF welcomed the "new bird" into its arsenal.
"Rafale's induction in the air force is an important and historical moment...
The IAF chief thanked the Indian government for negotiating the deal,...
A galaxy of dignitaries including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, his French...
The entire base must be spic and span with flags fluttering along the...
Five Rafale fighter aircraft arrived in India from France on July 29 and have...
"Transfer of advanced systems, where there is an open intention of conversion...
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Rafales's arrival at a time when India's...
Here's your guide to know about India's much-awaited aircraft.
'We were against politicisation of the defence acquisition process. It was a...
The fleet landed at Al Dhafra airbase on Monday in the United Arab Emirates...
'Anyone who should be worried about or critical about this new capability of...
Despite many restrictions put in place by the authorities, some people took...
'Rafale is much more advanced and lethal than the current fighter aircraft...
Some of the key fighter jet acquisitions over the years and the combat...
"Swagatam" (welcome), he said with the hash tag "RafaleInIndia".
The political row had erupted after the National Democratic Alliance...
The weather and other conditions are at the moment looking good and it is...
"Few shots from 30,000 feet! Mid air refuelling of #RafaleJets on their way...
The aircraft flew out from the airbase in the French port city of Bordeaux...
The missile will allow combat pilots to engage ground targets from a standoff...
The Made in France Rafales are clearly not the best advertisement for Modi's...
The Rafales could begin combat operations by September-October, reports Ajai...
It said the final induction ceremony will take place in second half of...
Military officials, on the condition of anonymity, said the arrival of the...
The IAF has been maintaining that the Rafale jets would significantly enhance...
The list of aircraft planned to be inducted by the Air Force include 36...
Out of 36 Rafale jets, 30 will be fighter jets and six will be trainers.
Six Rafale trainer aircraft will carry RB series tail numbers which stand for...
The first batch of four Rafale aircraft will arrive in India by May 2020.
The BJP said, in a statement, that its workers held protests in district...
'What the price will reveal, since the India specific capabilities haven't...
BJP leaders also took a dig at the former Congress president after the apex...
Gandhi's remarks came after the Supreme Court gave clean chit to the Modi...
Dhanoa also hoped that the matter will be laid to rest saying that raking up...
A three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising of...
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its verdicts on a...
A day after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally took delivery of the...
Singh received the aircraft at the Rafale fighter jet handing-over ceremony...
The defence minister sat in the rear cockpit of the customised Rafale fighter...
Though Singh will receive the first of the 36 Rafale jets on Tuesday, the...
Singh is leaving for Paris on a three-day visit, primarily to receive the...
The ceremony to hand over the first Rafale jet will take place on October 8,...
The planes would now officially be inducted on October 8 into the IAF when...
The 17 squadron, which operated from Bhatinda air base, was disbanded in 2016...
As per earlier plans, Balakot operations in-charge and current Air Force...
The squadron, which operated from Bhatinda air base, was disbanded in 2016...
Sources said a high-level team of the Indian Air Force is already in Paris to...
The senior diplomat said that all 36 Rafale jets will be delivered to the...
The sources said the IAF has briefed the defence ministry about the incident...
Centre objected to the review petition and said that the basic grounds for...
He also took on the prime minister over unemployment, taunting Modi for a...
"We are little perplexed that the two cases are listed on two different dates...
The Centre said media reports cannot form the basis for seeking review of the...
The top court had rejected the objections raised by the Centre that those...
Gandhi had expressed "regret" on Monday over his remarks in connection with...
Gandhi said he had made the statements in the heat of political campaigning...
'In the Balakot operation, we had technology on our side, and we could launch...
The Congress president had on April 10 claimed that the apex court has made...
MoD dismissed the report saying it draws 'conjectural connection between tax...
The BJP MP in her plea alleged that Gandhi has attributed his personal...
'I can confirm that it is fake news,' Ziegler tweeted.
The Centre had submitted that privilege documents were procured by...
Gandhi claimed that Modi will not be able to look him in the eye if the two...
"It is reiterated that the petitioners are using documents with the intention...
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will pronounce the verdict.
Gandhi stepped up the attack a day after Bharatiya Janata Party intensified...
Parrikar had moved to the South Block at the insistence of Prime Minister...
The bench said that 'argument on the preliminary issue and the claim of...
'This puts the national security in jeopardy,' the Centre said.
Chidambaram's jibe came a day after the AG said that the Rafale documents...
He now claims that his submission before the SC was that petitioners in the...
Jaitley also dubbed Gandhi's attack on Modi as an attempt to shift the focus...
The Congress chief took a dig, saying the documents have disappeared like two...
The AG said the country needs the Rafale jet to defend itself 'from F-16...
"What I said was if we had Rafale at the time (of aerial dogfight), then none...
"The country has suffered a lot due to selfish interests earlier and now...
In its December 14 order, the Supreme Court had dismissed petitions seeking a...
The trio said the top court had relied upon 'patently incorrect' claims made...
The apex court on December 14 last year dismissed a clutch of PILs, including...
We are going to deliver 36 aircraft. If the government of India wants more...
The Rafale fighter jet will take part in the rehearsals on Thursday for the...
"These observations from three members were given to me as the INT chairman....
The CAG observed there was no change in the price of 'flyaway aircraft package'.
Modi said the House did not witness any earthquake, an apparent reference to...
The MoD panel had submitted its report in March 2015, weeks before Prime...
The report noted that the 2007 UPA deal included a 15 per cent bank guarantee...
"It cannot be that the Supreme Court is wrong, the CAG is wrong and only the...
"The PM defended his personal RAFALE bypass deal on 2 counts: 1. Better Price...
The findings in the report published by the national daily are contrary to...
The BJP said the email purportedly by an Airbus executive referred to a...
"How many more lies will be peddled to sustain a sinking dynast? India,...
'No sovereign guarantee, no bank guarantee, no escrow account, yet a huge...
The government's decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company...
The Centre also overruled financial advisers' recommendations for making...
The opposition party also said that it would be improper on the part of...
Sitharaman criticised the news report for raising issues 'selectively' and...
Referring to the note, Sinha said the official who initiated it was not a...
She asserted that it is the duty of the prime minister to monitor progress in...
She said then defence minister Manohar Parrikar had replied to the letter...
'People do not want a 'maha milavat' (highly adulterated) government of those...
The meeting comes a day after Gandhi alleged that the "Goa audio tapes",...
A war of words had erupted between the Congress and the BJP over Parrikar's...
In a letter sent to the Surat-based couple -- Yuvraj Pokharna and bride-to-be...
Chidambaram said he feels that Dassault 'is laughing all the way to the...
"There is no doubt any longer that Rafale aircraft deal deserves to be...
The audit is under progress and the report is yet to be finalised. The...
The Congress chief also accused the prime minister again of running away from...
Rahul accuses govt of weakening HAL to benefit Anil Ambani while Sitharaman...
The Congress has alleged irregularities in the deal for 36 aircraft and...
Taking on the Congress over the Rafale deal, the defence minister asserted...
Congress chief urged Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to answer the...
Unsatisfied by the minister's reply during the Question Hour, the Congress...
In their review plea, they alleged that the judgment "relied upon patently...
Gandhi used a purported audio clip to allege that Goa Chief Minister Manohar...
The debate on the Rafale jet fighter deal saw a head-on collision between the...
Vishwajit Rane purportedly can be heard saying that during a Goa cabinet...
The Rafale jet deal, signed on September 23, 2016, in the frame of an...
The two Houses would now meet on December 27 as there would be no sitting on...
He also cautioned against politicisation of defence purchases, suggesting...
The lower house has been witnessing daily disruptions since the winter...
In a scathing attack on the Congress, Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman on...
The Congress, which was not a petitioner before the apex court, wants the...
The issue of CAG and PAC was mentioned in paragraph 25 of the judgment of the...
The apex court said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making...
Gandhi claimed that if a JPC probe was conducted, names of PM Modi and...
Here's a chronology of events which ended with the Supreme Court on Friday...
The Supreme Court's verdict on the Rafale deal spurred a war of words between...
The two Houses were adjourned for the day amid sparring between the treasury...
While reserving the verdict, the apex court had said that the pricing details...
New Delhi sought a sovereign guarantee to prevent Paris from ever citing the...
Pointing out at the 'cooperation' and 'trust' shared between both India and...
'The greatest loss from replacing the 126 Rafale proposal with the 2016...
'It is not clear how the NDA government -- including Defence Minister Nirmala...
Rahul targets the Modi government on Twitter, using the hashtag...
The strategic illiteracy on display in the arguments put forth on the Rafale...
The attorney general admitted that there is no sovereign guarantee, but...
He claimed the NDA government bought the planes at Rs 1,600 crore a piece as...
On the pricing issue, Eric Trappier said that the present aircraft are...
The document titled 'Details of the steps in the decision making process...
The IAF has paid French aerospace firms Dassault and Thales about Euro 350...
'Rafale is an open and shut case and there is only one man who has done...
The court's remarks came when the petitioner said they were seeking a...
In its order, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, gave...
Two former union ministers have sought registration of an FIR into the...
Addressing a press conference in the nation's capital, he claimed that...
The petition by the trio came two weeks after the apex court had on October...
There is a vital difference between Bofors and Rafale, explains Shekhar Gupta.
The bitter war between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the...
Is it Rs 300 billion or Rs 66 billion or Rs 33.12 billion?
Reaching out to present and former employees of the defence PSU at an...
RM took stock of progress in production of the fighter jets whose delivery to...
The Congress chief also described Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 3-day...
An internal document shows Dassault Aviation considered Reliance offset deal...
The apex court at the same time made it clear that it does not want...
The plea also seeks details of comparative prices during UPA and NDA rule.
Meanwhile, Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the Modi...
Pawar's recent comment which was inferred as defence of Modi was welcomed by...
'So far there is no clear money trail nor an indisputable smoking gun.''But...
The opposition does not have any issue left so it is raking up Rafale deal...
Here's the lowdown of charges and counter-charges over the multi-dollar deal.
Here is an explainer and a timeline relating to India's purchase of 36 combat...
Congress has repeatedly alleged a "scam" in the purchase of Rafale fighter...
Mr Rahul Gandhi himself has given seven different prices in different...
Gandhi has been attacking the BJP government for allegedly inking the deal at...
'Allegations of Reliance benefitting by thousands of crores is a figment of...
The Congress has raised several questions on the Rafale deal, accusing the...
The group said Dassault choose Reliance Defence Ltd to meet its 'offset' or...
Oppn members raised slogans demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe...
The trio also accused PM Modi of single-handedly changing the parameters of...
'The air force continues to be short of planes.''So, more than a decade after...
Surjewala said shocking revelations have brought out lies of Sitharaman about...
In a two-page letter written on December 12, 2017, the Reliance head said he...
The notices were moved by Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun...
Congress may give a privilege motion notice against the prime minister and...
'India placed the order, primarily due to the IAF's 'critical operational...
Responding to the statement by France, Gandhi said, "Let them deny it if they...
The minister also said that four cases of corruption in defence deals have...
HAL will build each Su-30 at just Rs 4.25 billion.The IAF is paying Rs 11.25...
The Congress has been attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party government on the...
Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said the cost of each Rafale...
He also called out Defence Minister Nirmala Sithraman for changing her stance...
Gandhi also labelled Mann Ki Baat a monologue.
Airbus' $99 million payout puts a new light on Eurofighter's 'unsolicited...
Taking potshots at the prime minister, Gandhi said he should stop talking...
Randeep Surjewala also accused the government of "doublespeak" and...
The defence ministry stressed that the purchase of 36 Rafales was 'strictly...
Referring to Modi's speeches in Parliament on Wednesday, he said it was clear...
He also advised Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to "learn" from former defence...
'There is no secrecy clause to the price (of the aircraft).''There can be...
The deal was better in aspects such as capability, price and equipment, it...
Gandhi's attack came a day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had...
Delivery of a great operational machine must not get affected to settle...
'It is hard to justify $225 million a plane for an increasingly obsolete...
Is the price of one fighter Rs 681 crore? Rs 686 crore? Rs 703 crore? Rs...
Why did Modi bypass the Cabinet before he committed India to the Rafale deal?
The Congress vice president also alleged that the National Democratic...
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit back at Defence Minister...
The Raksha Mantri was unable to address media queries about how much the Modi...
The defence minister also called the bickering against the deal as...
"I answer all your questions, whatever you ask me. Why don't you question...
Dhanoa is a on a four-day visit to France to ramp up cooperation between the...
Boeing has pitched its FA-18 aircraft, while Dassault is building case for...
The IAF said the details are held by it in fiduciary
"Rafale contract caters for delivery time between 36 months to about 66...
With alertness very high post the surgical strikes on terrorist camps in...
Former Defence Minister A K Antony also demanded making public the...
The deal which is worth €7.87-billion (Rs 58,363 crore) comes with a...
There is considerable discomfort within the defence ministry about the...
India's enemies be warned: The Rafale deal will bring a sea change in India's...
As the Cabinet approves the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets, Nitin...
The integration of the Rafale jets will allow the IAF to hit targets inside...
The deal for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter planes from France is not done...
BJP had on Wednesday tweeted a graphic, saying that the Rafale combat...
The final deal may be clinched by May-end.
A high-level team from France is expected to arrive in New Delhi next month...
The negotiations over the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets have entered the...
With the Rafale fighter deal stuck over price negotiations, can the prime...
The disagreement over liability further complicates any early conclusion of...
India won't pay more than $7 billion for 36 Rafale aircraft. The French want...
India and France on Monday inked an Inter-Governmental Agreement on the sale...
Here are some best moments from Hollande's visit.
'The India-France relationship has been that of the elites of two countries,...
Hollande was welcomed by Governor of Punjab and Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki...
French President Francois Hollande indicated on Sunday that the nearly Rs...
Hollande will be arriving in Chandigarh on January 24 where he is expected to...
Suspense over the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter plane deal continued on...
While the Rafale deal seems to be the main order of business during French...
This will be the fifth time that a French leader will be a chief guest at...
India pledged an assistance of USD 30 million (Rs 199 crore) for the...
French President Francois Hollande will be the chief guest at the Republic...
'I want France to remain itself. The barbarians who attack France would like...
The French government has rejected Indian negotiators' demand for a 50 per...
The deal was announced in April under which French manufacturer Dassault...
Dassault Aviation chief Eric Trappier has made it clear it would take at...
'Under the present Defence Procurement Procedure, it would have been a...
Last week, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said buying 90 less Rafale...
The Congress on Sunday kept up its attack on the Narendra Modi government...
Negotiations for procurement of Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force...
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asked the Indian Air Force to focus on...
'Having himself tweaked the Rafale deal Modi may find that he may knock...
The French have been rewarded for their obstinacy with exactly what they...
Making it clear that one car cannot travel on two roads at the same time,...
Rafale deal will bring relief to IAF: Parrikar
He has termed the deal 'a case of arbitrariness'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande on Friday...
Marking a breakthrough in the protracted talks in the French Rafale jet deal,...
Bharatiya Janaya Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday threatened to take...
India may scrap negotiations with Dassault for 126 Rafale fighter jets....
It will be a unique 'Naav Pe Charcha' (chat on boat) when Prime Minister...
It asserted that the jets are 'good' both in terms of quality and price.
Suspense continued on Tuesday over whether the issue of Rafale fighter deal,...
IAF is focused on Rafale; argues the fifth generation fighter aircraft would...
India's multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet contract with France has not...
India's multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet contract with France...
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold talks with his Indian...
Confident of signing the much delayed USD 10 billion (Rs 62,120 cr) contract...
Air force brass is ignoring a project to develop a fifth-generation fighter...
Even as three Rafale fighters line up in Bengaluru for eye-popping aerobatics...
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has voiced his concern at Dassault's...
Rahul Bedi explains how 'miscellaneous' factors have posed a major hurdle in...
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, the first top-level dignitary from...
Saab believes co-developing Tejas Mark II would end need for Rafale. Ajai...
With the United Progressive Alliance-II's tenure coming to an end, France had...
India has deferred until the next financial year its plan to finalise a deal...
French President Francois Hollande said he has split with his longstanding...
Amid uproar in France over the revelation that the National Security Agency...
The over Rs 50,000-crore deal for supplying 126 Rafale combat aircraft and...
Amid fears of delay in the 126 combat aircraft deal, defence ministry and...
Although officially the IAF and MoD continue to maintain that negotiations...
Two Indians were killed and six others seriously injured on Monday by French...
Calling Amartya Sen the 'greatest humanist' and a 'great thinker', French...
President Francois Hollande on Friday pitched for French excellence finding...
The bribery scandal involving AgustaWestland's VVIP helicopter deal threatens...
French President Francois Hollande arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a...
Enhancing cooperation in the key areas of defence, nuclear energy,...
Identifying Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as its "'main partner' in the...
Ajai Shukla reports from Bangalore, where Asia's biggest air show opened on...
The People's Daily, the Chinese Communist newspaper, says the sale of the...
India plans to sign the $11 billion Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft deal...
Contract negotiations for the multi-billion dollar deal will resume soon,...
The new French President Francois Hollande has pledged to continue France's...
"Europe is watching us. I'm sure that in many European countries there is...
Socialist champion Francois Hollande stamped his authority on the French...
'There is an evaluation committee which is involved in these matters. The...
'There is an evaluation committee which is involved in these matters. The...
The selection of Dassault's Rafale as India's new MMRCA fighter was only the...
Reliance Industries has been eyeing the relatively closed field of defence...
Quantity has a quality of its own. That is why the USAF and the Israeli air...
Ending months of speculation, India has finally selected Rafale as the best...
Overcoming tough competition from Eurofighter Typhoon, French aviation...
The J-20 fighter prototype, a 5th generation combat aircraft built by China's...
Which of the two aircraft will India chose? Let's take a closer look at the...