Rafale Fighter Jet News
France ready to provide additional Rafale fighter jets to India: French minister
Florence Parly also said that the use of the same aircraft by the two strategic partners was a reflection of ‘strength’ in their ties
1 min read17 Dec 2021IAF's 'Golden Arrows' squadron to boast 5 Rafale aircraft as the first batch lands in Ambala today
Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria would receive the batch of first 5 Rafale combat aircraft Section 144 has been imposed in the villages adjoining the Ambala air base
2 min read29 Jul 2020Indian Air Force shares photos of Rafales getting re-fuelled mid-air on way home
In the photos, the fighter jets are seen re-fuelling mid-air from a French Air Force tanker before their scheduled stopover at the Al-Dhafra air base in UAE The first batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft on Monday took off from France for India
1 min read28 Jul 20203 Rafale jets handed over to India, being used to train IAF pilots, technicians
The first Rafale jet was handed over to India on 8 Oct The first batch of 4 Rafale jets are to arrive in India by May 2020
1 min read20 Nov 2019Supreme Court to pronounce verdict in Rafale review petitions today
The verdict will be delivered by a three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi The Supreme Court on December 14 last year had dismissed petitions seeking court-monitored probe into Rafale fighter jet deal
1 min read14 Nov 2019India takes delivery of first Rafale fighter jet
The induction of the Rafale is critical for the IAF, which is set to decommission the MiG-21 Bison aircraft India is the fourth country after France, Egypt and Qatar, to fly the Rafale. India signed a €7.87-million deal in 2016 with France to buy the 36 planes
3 min read8 Oct 2019Government likely to order 36 more Rafale fighter jets
The purchase of another 36 Rafale fighter jets will take the fleet to 72 The Indian Air Force has recently been handed over its first Rafale aircraft from France
1 min read22 Sep 2019India to receive first Rafale fighter jet in September
The first Rafale fighter jet will be handed over to India in September, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Paris PM Modi expressed hope for greater defence cooperation between India and France in the future
1 min read23 Aug 2019Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie move SC to review its verdict on Rafale deal
The petition says the 14 December judgement relied on facts that were 'patently false' and should, therefore, be recalled
3 min read2 Jan 2019