India Jet Fighters Deal

The India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron will attend Republic Day celebrations on Friday as the chief guest, as Centrei and the French government continue to negotiate multi-billion dollar deals to buy French fighter jets and submarines for the army.

The Indian Navy is now one step closer to getting Rafale fighter jets to operate off the deck of its aircraft carriers, INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave its nod to the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition procurement worth Rs 2.23 lakh crore.

The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the acquisition of 97 additional Tejas aircraft and 156 Prachand attack helicopters, both of which have been indigenously developed by India. The value of these deals is around Rs. 1.1 lakh crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France marks a significant moment in bilateral relations as India plans to buy 26 Rafale M (Marine) fighter jets and three Scorpene class submarines.

In a major development, India is planning to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines from France.

PM Modi said that the decision of General Electric Company (GE) to manufacture fighter planes in India will prove to be a milestone for India's defence sector, as both nations are taking strong steps towards a better future through their cooperation.

The aerospace unit of General Electric on Thursday announced it had signed an agreement with India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics to jointly make engines in India to power fighter jets for the Indian Air Force.

The US and India are likely to agree to jointly manufacture fighter jet engines in the country when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington next week, a sign of closer military cooperation between the two countries in the face of China's growi

The US on Tuesday defended its decision to approve a USD 450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan, saying it is "our obligation" to provide military equipment.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised questions over the "merits" of the US-Pakistan relationship and said that Washington's ties with Islamabad have not served the "American interest".

Eyeing the Indian Navy's carrier-borne fighter jet deal, France sent a Rafale maritime fighter aircraft to a naval facility in Goa on Thursday to demonstrate its combat capabilities.

France is ready to provide additional Rafale jets to India if it requires, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said while noting that the use of the same aircraft by the two strategic partners is a reflection of "real asset and strength" in ties.

NDTV has found more evidence that Indian agencies ignored allegations that French company Dassault may have paid crores of rupees to middlemen spanning both the BJP-led NDA 1.0 government and the Congress-led UPA.

The India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron will attend Republic Day celebrations on Friday as the chief guest, as Centrei and the French government continue to negotiate multi-billion dollar deals to buy French fighter jets and submarines for the army.

The Indian Navy is now one step closer to getting Rafale fighter jets to operate off the deck of its aircraft carriers, INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave its nod to the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition procurement worth Rs 2.23 lakh crore.

The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the acquisition of 97 additional Tejas aircraft and 156 Prachand attack helicopters, both of which have been indigenously developed by India. The value of these deals is around Rs. 1.1 lakh crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France marks a significant moment in bilateral relations as India plans to buy 26 Rafale M (Marine) fighter jets and three Scorpene class submarines.

In a major development, India is planning to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines from France.

PM Modi said that the decision of General Electric Company (GE) to manufacture fighter planes in India will prove to be a milestone for India's defence sector, as both nations are taking strong steps towards a better future through their cooperation.

The aerospace unit of General Electric on Thursday announced it had signed an agreement with India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics to jointly make engines in India to power fighter jets for the Indian Air Force.

The US and India are likely to agree to jointly manufacture fighter jet engines in the country when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington next week, a sign of closer military cooperation between the two countries in the face of China's growi

The US on Tuesday defended its decision to approve a USD 450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan, saying it is "our obligation" to provide military equipment.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised questions over the "merits" of the US-Pakistan relationship and said that Washington's ties with Islamabad have not served the "American interest".

Eyeing the Indian Navy's carrier-borne fighter jet deal, France sent a Rafale maritime fighter aircraft to a naval facility in Goa on Thursday to demonstrate its combat capabilities.

France is ready to provide additional Rafale jets to India if it requires, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said while noting that the use of the same aircraft by the two strategic partners is a reflection of "real asset and strength" in ties.

NDTV has found more evidence that Indian agencies ignored allegations that French company Dassault may have paid crores of rupees to middlemen spanning both the BJP-led NDA 1.0 government and the Congress-led UPA.