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Torpedo Deal With French Firm, DRDO's New Tech To Boost India's Submarines
India's Ministry of Defence signed two significant deals to greatly enhance its submarine fleet. While one of the deals was signed with France's Naval Group, the larger of the two contracts was signed with Mumbai's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
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India Tests Latest Pinaka System As France, Armenia Line-Up To Buy Rockets
Amid a rise in global demand for it, India today successfully completed the flight-test of its advanced guided weapon system Pinaka. During the test, the Pinaka system's range, accuracy, consistency and rate of fire were assessed.
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India And France Conduct Maritime Partnership Exercise In Arabian Sea
Indian Navy's indigenously built INS Sahyadri participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with French Navy (FN) ships FS Dixmude, a Mistral Class Amphibious Assault Ship and FS La Fayette, a La Fayette Class Frigate.
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Dassault Yet To Transfer Tech To India As Part Of Rafale Deal: Auditor
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has sharply criticised the Defence Ministry's policy for offsets, which also governs the deal with France for 36 Rafale jets made by Dassault Aviation. The French firm has so far not made good on its offset obligation to the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the national auditor said in a re...
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Paris Says Its Missiles Found On Pro-Haftar Base In Libya
The French defence ministry said Wednesday that its missiles had been found on a base used by forces loyal to Libya's Khalifa Haftar, but it denied supplying them to the rebels which would be a breach of a UN arms embargo.
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Rafale Documents 'Stolen' From Defence Minister, Says Centre, Targeting The Hindu
Documents related to the Rafale jet deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry, the government told the Supreme Court today, targeting The Hindu newspaper over its investigative stories on the purchase of 36 fighter jets from France amid opposition allegations of corruption.
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"Flogging Dead Horse," Centre Says On Explosive Rafale Report: 10 Points
A news report on an internal note of the defence ministry - which recorded its objections to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office into the multi-billion dollar deal for Rafale fighter jets -- triggered a huge political row today. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the report by The Hindu established that the PMO was directly involve...
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On Rafale Deal, Defence Ministry Objected To Role Of PM's Office: Report
The Defence Ministry expressed its strong reservations to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office with France on the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighet jet deal, according to a 2015 note accessed by The Hindu.
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Defence Minister To Visit Dassault Factory In France Amid Rafale Row
After the Supreme Court asked the centre to provide details of how the Rafale fighter jet deal with France was finalised, sources have indicated to NDTV that the Defence Ministry is already putting together the necessary documents to be handed over to the court.
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Not Involved In Picking Indian Partner: France On Hollande's Rafale Claim
After former French president Francois Hollande's bombshell that the Indian government had proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the India partner in the multi-million dollar Rafale jet deal and not given them a choice, the French government on Friday night clarified that they were not involved in the choice of Indian industrial partners. The ...
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No Say In Rafale Decision: Centre On France's "Favouring A Firm" Claim
Amid media reports of former French President Francois Hollande claiming that the Indian government suggested a particular private firm for Rafale offset contract, the Defence Ministry on Friday reiterated that neither government had any say in the "commercial decision".
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India Government Chose Anil Ambani For Rafale, Says Francois Hollande: 10 Facts
In the middle of a raging political row over the Rafale deal, former French president Francois Hollande has been quoted as telling a website that the Indian government had proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as India partner in the 36-fighter jet deal and that France had not been given a choice. Denying the charge, a defence ministry spokespers...
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Rafale Negotiating Team Submits Report; Defence Council To Take It Up Soon
The defence ministry's top acquisition council is likely to take up the final report submitted by a team negotiating the much-anticipated Rafale fighter jet deal with France this month.
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France Disciplines 5 Troops Over Central Africa Abuse: Ministry
France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in Central African Republic, where Paris had sent peacekeepers to quell bloody sectarian violence, the defence ministry said on Saturday.
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Rafale On Instalments Is The Answer To Defence Ministry's Tight Budget
When the Rafale fighter deal with France is inked later this year, the Ministry of Defence or MoD will have to pay nearly Rs 6000 crore for it, which is roughly one-tenth of the total cost of the deal, top Ministry officials told NDTV.
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Torpedo Deal With French Firm, DRDO's New Tech To Boost India's Submarines
India's Ministry of Defence signed two significant deals to greatly enhance its submarine fleet. While one of the deals was signed with France's Naval Group, the larger of the two contracts was signed with Mumbai's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
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India Tests Latest Pinaka System As France, Armenia Line-Up To Buy Rockets
Amid a rise in global demand for it, India today successfully completed the flight-test of its advanced guided weapon system Pinaka. During the test, the Pinaka system's range, accuracy, consistency and rate of fire were assessed.
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India And France Conduct Maritime Partnership Exercise In Arabian Sea
Indian Navy's indigenously built INS Sahyadri participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with French Navy (FN) ships FS Dixmude, a Mistral Class Amphibious Assault Ship and FS La Fayette, a La Fayette Class Frigate.
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Dassault Yet To Transfer Tech To India As Part Of Rafale Deal: Auditor
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has sharply criticised the Defence Ministry's policy for offsets, which also governs the deal with France for 36 Rafale jets made by Dassault Aviation. The French firm has so far not made good on its offset obligation to the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the national auditor said in a re...
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Paris Says Its Missiles Found On Pro-Haftar Base In Libya
The French defence ministry said Wednesday that its missiles had been found on a base used by forces loyal to Libya's Khalifa Haftar, but it denied supplying them to the rebels which would be a breach of a UN arms embargo.
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Rafale Documents 'Stolen' From Defence Minister, Says Centre, Targeting The Hindu
Documents related to the Rafale jet deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry, the government told the Supreme Court today, targeting The Hindu newspaper over its investigative stories on the purchase of 36 fighter jets from France amid opposition allegations of corruption.
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"Flogging Dead Horse," Centre Says On Explosive Rafale Report: 10 Points
A news report on an internal note of the defence ministry - which recorded its objections to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office into the multi-billion dollar deal for Rafale fighter jets -- triggered a huge political row today. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the report by The Hindu established that the PMO was directly involve...
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On Rafale Deal, Defence Ministry Objected To Role Of PM's Office: Report
The Defence Ministry expressed its strong reservations to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office with France on the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighet jet deal, according to a 2015 note accessed by The Hindu.
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Defence Minister To Visit Dassault Factory In France Amid Rafale Row
After the Supreme Court asked the centre to provide details of how the Rafale fighter jet deal with France was finalised, sources have indicated to NDTV that the Defence Ministry is already putting together the necessary documents to be handed over to the court.
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Not Involved In Picking Indian Partner: France On Hollande's Rafale Claim
After former French president Francois Hollande's bombshell that the Indian government had proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the India partner in the multi-million dollar Rafale jet deal and not given them a choice, the French government on Friday night clarified that they were not involved in the choice of Indian industrial partners. The ...
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No Say In Rafale Decision: Centre On France's "Favouring A Firm" Claim
Amid media reports of former French President Francois Hollande claiming that the Indian government suggested a particular private firm for Rafale offset contract, the Defence Ministry on Friday reiterated that neither government had any say in the "commercial decision".
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India Government Chose Anil Ambani For Rafale, Says Francois Hollande: 10 Facts
In the middle of a raging political row over the Rafale deal, former French president Francois Hollande has been quoted as telling a website that the Indian government had proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as India partner in the 36-fighter jet deal and that France had not been given a choice. Denying the charge, a defence ministry spokespers...
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Rafale Negotiating Team Submits Report; Defence Council To Take It Up Soon
The defence ministry's top acquisition council is likely to take up the final report submitted by a team negotiating the much-anticipated Rafale fighter jet deal with France this month.
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France Disciplines 5 Troops Over Central Africa Abuse: Ministry
France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in Central African Republic, where Paris had sent peacekeepers to quell bloody sectarian violence, the defence ministry said on Saturday.
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Rafale On Instalments Is The Answer To Defence Ministry's Tight Budget
When the Rafale fighter deal with France is inked later this year, the Ministry of Defence or MoD will have to pay nearly Rs 6000 crore for it, which is roughly one-tenth of the total cost of the deal, top Ministry officials told NDTV.
