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India Seals Historic Airbus Military Aircraft Deal, Ratan Tata Says "Bold Step"
The Defence Ministry today inked a nearly Rs 20,000 crore contract with Airbus Defence and Space to procure 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft which will replace Avro-748 planes of the Indian Air Force.
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"16 Transport Aircraft, 18 Choppers Ready": Air Force's Cyclone Tauktae Plan
The Indian Air Force on Saturday said it has kept 16 transport aircraft and 18 helicopters in readiness in peninsular India as part of preparations to deal with the situation that could arise out of cyclone Tauktae.
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ED Raids Multiple Cities In IAF Pilatus Jet Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today raided at least 14 premises, including a dozen in Delhi and one each in Gurgaon and Surat, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged corruption in the purchase of 75 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force in 2009.
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5 Rafales Land In Ambala, Greeted With Special Salute
A batch of five Rafale fighter jets touched down to a special water cannon salute at the Ambala air base this afternoon, the first western combat aircraft to join the Indian Air Force 23 years after Sukhoi aircraft were imported.
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"Beauty And The Beast": First Batch Of Rafales For India Stop Over In UAE
The first batch of five Rafale jets flew out of France today and will arrive in India on Wednesday, July 29, when the fighter jets will officially be inducted and join the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana's Ambala. The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux today.
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Air Force Vice Chief Flies Rafale, Warns Of "Potent" Pairing With Sukhoi
Vice Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria said the combination of the Su-30MKI and the Rafale represented a "potent combination" and said India's enemies would be worried about such a combination
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CBI Files Case Against IAF Officials, Swiss Firm Over Alleged Kickbacks
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against unknown officials of the Air Force, the Defence Ministry, arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and officials of Swiss-based plane-maker Pilatus Aircraft Ltd over alleged irregularities in procurement of 75 basic trainer aircraft in 2009. The CBI alleged kickbacks up to Rs 339 crore were paid in th...
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"No Scandal, Rafale Jets Will Join IAF In 6 Months," Says French Envoy
As three Rafale fighter jets were displayed at the mega Aero India show in Bengaluru today amid a huge political controversy, the French envoy to India rejected allegations of corruption in the multi-billion dollar fighter jet deal with India. The ambassador said the "very good" aircraft is expected to join the Indian Air Force within six months.
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IAF Chief "Lying" On Rafale, Says Veerappa Moily, Then Retracts
Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily on Thursday took issue with Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa, who has expressed admiration for the Rafale deal and the Supreme Court's judgment in the case. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa is "lying" by suppressing the truth about Rafale, Mr Moily said.
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Air Force Officers At Rafale Hearing, Top Court Says "Different War Room"
This is a different kind of war room and you all can go to your war rooms", the Supreme Court Wednesday after interacting with senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officers in the case pertaining to the import of Rafale fighter jets from France.
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Ukraine Seeks India's Help In Probing Deal With Air Force
The anti-corruption bureau of Ukraine has sought India's assistance in probing a case against officials of an Ukrainian enterprise which was involved in a deal for procurement of spares for AN-32 military aircraft of Indian Air Force.
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Eye On China And Pakistan, Indian Air Force Plans Big Wargames
The Indian Air Force or IAF is set to hold one of its biggest wargames specifically designed to deal with any simultaneous threat posed by Pakistan and China. The exercises, called Gagan Shakti 2018, are scheduled to take place anytime between the April 11 and 21 and will see the Indian Air Force mobilise 1100 aircraft including fighters, transport...
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India Seeks $15 Billion Fighter Jets In World's Largest Deal
India is looking to buy more than 100 new fighter jets, the Air Force said in a Request for Information on Friday. The deal, eventually expected to cost upwards of Rs 100,000 crores or about 15 billion dollars, will be the world's largest for fighter jets.
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Air Force Declines RTI Seeking Details Of Rafale Deal, Says It's Confidential
Details of the agreement signed between Indian and French authorities regarding the supply of 36 Rafale aircraft cannot be disclosed as they are confidential in nature, the Air Force has said.
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Planes By Embraer, Which Says It Bribed In India, Are Key For Air Force
A day after plane-maker Embraer admitted corruption in a 200-million dollar deal with India, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the blacklisting of defence suppliers will not be handled impulsively. According to Mr Parrikar, any criminal activity should be banned, but the extent of the ban "will be based on the requirement of national sec...
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India Seals Historic Airbus Military Aircraft Deal, Ratan Tata Says "Bold Step"
The Defence Ministry today inked a nearly Rs 20,000 crore contract with Airbus Defence and Space to procure 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft which will replace Avro-748 planes of the Indian Air Force.
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"16 Transport Aircraft, 18 Choppers Ready": Air Force's Cyclone Tauktae Plan
The Indian Air Force on Saturday said it has kept 16 transport aircraft and 18 helicopters in readiness in peninsular India as part of preparations to deal with the situation that could arise out of cyclone Tauktae.
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ED Raids Multiple Cities In IAF Pilatus Jet Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today raided at least 14 premises, including a dozen in Delhi and one each in Gurgaon and Surat, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged corruption in the purchase of 75 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force in 2009.
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5 Rafales Land In Ambala, Greeted With Special Salute
A batch of five Rafale fighter jets touched down to a special water cannon salute at the Ambala air base this afternoon, the first western combat aircraft to join the Indian Air Force 23 years after Sukhoi aircraft were imported.
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"Beauty And The Beast": First Batch Of Rafales For India Stop Over In UAE
The first batch of five Rafale jets flew out of France today and will arrive in India on Wednesday, July 29, when the fighter jets will officially be inducted and join the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana's Ambala. The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux today.
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Air Force Vice Chief Flies Rafale, Warns Of "Potent" Pairing With Sukhoi
Vice Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria said the combination of the Su-30MKI and the Rafale represented a "potent combination" and said India's enemies would be worried about such a combination
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CBI Files Case Against IAF Officials, Swiss Firm Over Alleged Kickbacks
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against unknown officials of the Air Force, the Defence Ministry, arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and officials of Swiss-based plane-maker Pilatus Aircraft Ltd over alleged irregularities in procurement of 75 basic trainer aircraft in 2009. The CBI alleged kickbacks up to Rs 339 crore were paid in th...
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"No Scandal, Rafale Jets Will Join IAF In 6 Months," Says French Envoy
As three Rafale fighter jets were displayed at the mega Aero India show in Bengaluru today amid a huge political controversy, the French envoy to India rejected allegations of corruption in the multi-billion dollar fighter jet deal with India. The ambassador said the "very good" aircraft is expected to join the Indian Air Force within six months.
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IAF Chief "Lying" On Rafale, Says Veerappa Moily, Then Retracts
Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily on Thursday took issue with Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa, who has expressed admiration for the Rafale deal and the Supreme Court's judgment in the case. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa is "lying" by suppressing the truth about Rafale, Mr Moily said.
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Air Force Officers At Rafale Hearing, Top Court Says "Different War Room"
This is a different kind of war room and you all can go to your war rooms", the Supreme Court Wednesday after interacting with senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officers in the case pertaining to the import of Rafale fighter jets from France.
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Ukraine Seeks India's Help In Probing Deal With Air Force
The anti-corruption bureau of Ukraine has sought India's assistance in probing a case against officials of an Ukrainian enterprise which was involved in a deal for procurement of spares for AN-32 military aircraft of Indian Air Force.
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Eye On China And Pakistan, Indian Air Force Plans Big Wargames
The Indian Air Force or IAF is set to hold one of its biggest wargames specifically designed to deal with any simultaneous threat posed by Pakistan and China. The exercises, called Gagan Shakti 2018, are scheduled to take place anytime between the April 11 and 21 and will see the Indian Air Force mobilise 1100 aircraft including fighters, transport...
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India Seeks $15 Billion Fighter Jets In World's Largest Deal
India is looking to buy more than 100 new fighter jets, the Air Force said in a Request for Information on Friday. The deal, eventually expected to cost upwards of Rs 100,000 crores or about 15 billion dollars, will be the world's largest for fighter jets.
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Air Force Declines RTI Seeking Details Of Rafale Deal, Says It's Confidential
Details of the agreement signed between Indian and French authorities regarding the supply of 36 Rafale aircraft cannot be disclosed as they are confidential in nature, the Air Force has said.
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Planes By Embraer, Which Says It Bribed In India, Are Key For Air Force
A day after plane-maker Embraer admitted corruption in a 200-million dollar deal with India, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the blacklisting of defence suppliers will not be handled impulsively. According to Mr Parrikar, any criminal activity should be banned, but the extent of the ban "will be based on the requirement of national sec...
