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From MiG-21 Bison To Rafale: A Look At India's Key Fighter Jet Acquisitions
From opting for the Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau-made MiG 21 in 1961 to receiving the first batch of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets on Wednesday, India has come a long way in boosting its air-strike prowess.
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Water Salute For Rafale Fighters At Ambala Air Base. Watch
More than two decades after the Sukhoi aircraft were inducted, a fleet of five French-made Rafale multi-role combat jets touched down in India on Wednesday and were welcomed with a regal water salute as the country's air power received a considerable boost over its adversaries in the neighbourhood.
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US-Based Lockheed Says Ready To Help India With Tejas Fighter Jet
US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has offered to help India in its multi-billion dollar programme to develop a next generation advanced multi-role combat aircraft and boost capability of the Tejas fighter jet.
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3 Rafale Aircraft Handed Over To India So Far: Centre In Parliament
India has been handed over three Rafale fighter jets by Dassault, the French company which manufactures the multi-role combat aircraft, the centre told parliament on Wednesday.
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Rafale Jet To Be Handed Over To India On Dussehra: Report
The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday, defence sources said on Friday.
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Southern Air Command Chief Flies Tejas Fighter Jet
Southern Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday flew the multi-role fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas
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4 Defence Firms Interested to Supply 57 Fighter Jets To Navy
Four players have shown an interest in providing the Navy with 57 multi-role combat fighter jets for its aircraft carrier, Admiral Sunil Lanba said on Wednesday. The Navy chief also said the Scorpene submarine Kalvari is going through its final phase of trials and should be delivered by August.
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India's Rafale Fighter Jet Deal in Final Lap, Awaits Government's Nod
The Indian Air Force or IAF may lose its traditional conventional edge against Pakistan if the contract to buy 126 Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft or MMRCA is not clinched immediately, senior IAF officials told Defence Minister Arun Jaitley at an extensive briefing recently.
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US hopes India will pick its military choppers
After losing out to European competitors in the deal to supply India 126 multi-role combat jets, the United States has evinced strong interest in participating in India's tender for attack and heavy-lift helicopters.
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Govt shortlists Eurofighter, Rafale for fighter jets: Sources
The Defence Ministry has shortlisted Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale from among six competitors participating in the $10.5-billion tender to provide the Indian Air Force with Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), say sources.The Dassault and the Eurofighter, according to sources, are the only participants asked to extend the validity o...
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From MiG-21 Bison To Rafale: A Look At India's Key Fighter Jet Acquisitions
From opting for the Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau-made MiG 21 in 1961 to receiving the first batch of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets on Wednesday, India has come a long way in boosting its air-strike prowess.
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Water Salute For Rafale Fighters At Ambala Air Base. Watch
More than two decades after the Sukhoi aircraft were inducted, a fleet of five French-made Rafale multi-role combat jets touched down in India on Wednesday and were welcomed with a regal water salute as the country's air power received a considerable boost over its adversaries in the neighbourhood.
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US-Based Lockheed Says Ready To Help India With Tejas Fighter Jet
US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has offered to help India in its multi-billion dollar programme to develop a next generation advanced multi-role combat aircraft and boost capability of the Tejas fighter jet.
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3 Rafale Aircraft Handed Over To India So Far: Centre In Parliament
India has been handed over three Rafale fighter jets by Dassault, the French company which manufactures the multi-role combat aircraft, the centre told parliament on Wednesday.
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Rafale Jet To Be Handed Over To India On Dussehra: Report
The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday, defence sources said on Friday.
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Southern Air Command Chief Flies Tejas Fighter Jet
Southern Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday flew the multi-role fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas
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4 Defence Firms Interested to Supply 57 Fighter Jets To Navy
Four players have shown an interest in providing the Navy with 57 multi-role combat fighter jets for its aircraft carrier, Admiral Sunil Lanba said on Wednesday. The Navy chief also said the Scorpene submarine Kalvari is going through its final phase of trials and should be delivered by August.
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India's Rafale Fighter Jet Deal in Final Lap, Awaits Government's Nod
The Indian Air Force or IAF may lose its traditional conventional edge against Pakistan if the contract to buy 126 Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft or MMRCA is not clinched immediately, senior IAF officials told Defence Minister Arun Jaitley at an extensive briefing recently.
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US hopes India will pick its military choppers
After losing out to European competitors in the deal to supply India 126 multi-role combat jets, the United States has evinced strong interest in participating in India's tender for attack and heavy-lift helicopters.
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Govt shortlists Eurofighter, Rafale for fighter jets: Sources
The Defence Ministry has shortlisted Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale from among six competitors participating in the $10.5-billion tender to provide the Indian Air Force with Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), say sources.The Dassault and the Eurofighter, according to sources, are the only participants asked to extend the validity o...
