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NEW DELHI: The Union defence misiter Rajnath SIngh led Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday cleared the procurement of 114 Rafale fighter jets, combat missiles and Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS), and other procurements at an estimated cost of Rs 3.25 lakh crore.The council, granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the project, which…
A video grab of the IAF’s R-Day video showing an explosion at Pakistan’s nuclear site Kirana Hills last May New Delhi: Did the Indian Air Force strike Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor? The question, which had circulated in military and political circles during the operation last year, has returned after the air force put out…
NEW DELHI: In a big boost for the Indian Air Force, the Defence Procurement Board, headed by defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, has reportedly cleared a proposal to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets from French manufacturer Dassault Aviation.The “clearance” by the Defence Procurement Board, as per some agency reports, marks the first formal step towards…
French navy slams Pakistan’s misinformation campaign NEW DLEHI: The French Navy on Sunday criticised Pakistani media for publishing what it described as “misinformation and disinformation” about India’s Operation Sindoor, after one outlet claimed a French officer had confirmed Pakistani air superiority and the shooting down of Indian Rafale jets during a border confrontation earlier this…
France and Ukraine signed a major defence agreement on Monday that could allow Kyiv to buy up to 100 Rafalefighter jets, along with drones, radar systems and new air-defence technology. The deal was signed in Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the latter’s visit to France. Macron said that…
Wing Commander Shivangi Singh, India’s sole woman Rafale pilot, gained national attention as President Droupadi Murmu experienced a historic sortie in the fighter jet. NEW DELHI: Wing Commander Shivangi Singh, India’s only woman Rafale pilot, has drawn national attention once again after President Droupadi Murmu met her during her historic sortie in the Rafale fighter…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu took a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet at the Indian Air Force Station in Ambala, Haryana, on Thursday. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh was among those present for the occasion. Rafale jets, manufactured by French aerospace company Dassault Aviation and formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and chairman of the AICC media and publicity department, Pawan Khera, on Saturday hit out at Pakistan over its claims regarding India’s Rafale fighter jets.“We have learned from the news that Pakistan has provided the tail numbers of Rafale jets. I believe the Indian Air Force will refute these claims, and…
