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Air Force Displays Firepower, Combat Capabilities In Rajasthan's Pokhran
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday displayed its firepower capability at a mega exercise featuring over 120 aircraft, including frontline fighter jets and attack helicopters in Rajasthan's Pokhran desert.
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India To Upgrade Ladakh Landing Strip To Airbase, Just 35 Km From LAC
The advance landing ground (ALG) in Ladakh's Nyoma will be upgraded to a fully-equipped airbase that can operate numerous fighter jets like the Rafale, Sukhoi-30MKI and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, sources have said.
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Pics: Rafale Jets Carry Out "Strategic" Long-Range Mission Over Indian Ocean
Four Rafale fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried out a "strategic" mission over the Indian Ocean region for over six hours, in a significant demonstration of their long-range combat capabilities.
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India's 1st Woman Rafale Pilot Part Of Air Force Team In France Exercise
Indian Air Force's first female pilot to fly the Rafale combat aircraft is part of the Indian Air Force contingent taking part in multinational Exercise Orion in France.
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Demonstration Of Rafale Fighter For Navy Begins In Goa
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.
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Air Force To Start Upgrading Rafale Fighter Fleet From January 2022: Report
Having already received around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the Indian Air Force would start upgrading its fleet of French-origin fighters from January 2022, with India-specific enhancements.
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Air Force Set To Raise Second Squadron Of Rafale Jets In Bengal: Report
The Indian Air Force is set to raise a second squadron of the Rafale combat aircraft in mid-April and it will be based in Hasimara air base in West Bengal, official sources said on Thursday.
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Rafales Can Give Big Advantage In Tibet In Aerial Combat: Ex-Air Force Chief
The Rafale aircraft will give India a strategic advantage in case of any aerial combat with China in the mountainous Tibet region as the fleet will be able to use the terrain to its advantage, destroy enemy air defence and incapacitate the surface-to-air missiles, former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal (retd) BS Dhanoa said on Sunday.
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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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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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India To Equip Rafale Jets With HAMMER Missiles Under Emergency Order: Report
With the Rafale jets arriving in the country in the middle of a dispute with China, the Indian Air Force is further boosting the capabilities of the combat aircraft by equipping it with the HAMMER missiles from France.
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Top Air Force Brass Meet Over Border Tension, Rapid Rafale Deployment This Week
Amid the ongoing tensions with China, top Air Force commanders will meet this week to discuss the situation on the Line of Actual Control with China in Eastern Ladakh and rapid operational station of the Rafale combat aircraft arriving later this month.
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NDTV Exclusive: First Look At Futuristic Variant Of India's Tejas Fighter
In twelve years from now, a twin engine variant of India's Tejas fighter could start replacing Russian built MiG-29K jets deployed on board the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and Vikrant which is yet to be inducted.
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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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First Batch Of Rafale Jets To Come To India In May 2020: Air Force Chief
The first four of 36 Rafale jets will come to India by May next year and the aircraft will significantly enhance the Indian Air Force's combat prowess, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria said on Friday.
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Air Force Displays Firepower, Combat Capabilities In Rajasthan's Pokhran
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday displayed its firepower capability at a mega exercise featuring over 120 aircraft, including frontline fighter jets and attack helicopters in Rajasthan's Pokhran desert.
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India To Upgrade Ladakh Landing Strip To Airbase, Just 35 Km From LAC
The advance landing ground (ALG) in Ladakh's Nyoma will be upgraded to a fully-equipped airbase that can operate numerous fighter jets like the Rafale, Sukhoi-30MKI and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, sources have said.
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Pics: Rafale Jets Carry Out "Strategic" Long-Range Mission Over Indian Ocean
Four Rafale fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried out a "strategic" mission over the Indian Ocean region for over six hours, in a significant demonstration of their long-range combat capabilities.
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India's 1st Woman Rafale Pilot Part Of Air Force Team In France Exercise
Indian Air Force's first female pilot to fly the Rafale combat aircraft is part of the Indian Air Force contingent taking part in multinational Exercise Orion in France.
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Demonstration Of Rafale Fighter For Navy Begins In Goa
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.
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Air Force To Start Upgrading Rafale Fighter Fleet From January 2022: Report
Having already received around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the Indian Air Force would start upgrading its fleet of French-origin fighters from January 2022, with India-specific enhancements.
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Air Force Set To Raise Second Squadron Of Rafale Jets In Bengal: Report
The Indian Air Force is set to raise a second squadron of the Rafale combat aircraft in mid-April and it will be based in Hasimara air base in West Bengal, official sources said on Thursday.
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Rafales Can Give Big Advantage In Tibet In Aerial Combat: Ex-Air Force Chief
The Rafale aircraft will give India a strategic advantage in case of any aerial combat with China in the mountainous Tibet region as the fleet will be able to use the terrain to its advantage, destroy enemy air defence and incapacitate the surface-to-air missiles, former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal (retd) BS Dhanoa said on Sunday.
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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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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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India To Equip Rafale Jets With HAMMER Missiles Under Emergency Order: Report
With the Rafale jets arriving in the country in the middle of a dispute with China, the Indian Air Force is further boosting the capabilities of the combat aircraft by equipping it with the HAMMER missiles from France.
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Top Air Force Brass Meet Over Border Tension, Rapid Rafale Deployment This Week
Amid the ongoing tensions with China, top Air Force commanders will meet this week to discuss the situation on the Line of Actual Control with China in Eastern Ladakh and rapid operational station of the Rafale combat aircraft arriving later this month.
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NDTV Exclusive: First Look At Futuristic Variant Of India's Tejas Fighter
In twelve years from now, a twin engine variant of India's Tejas fighter could start replacing Russian built MiG-29K jets deployed on board the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and Vikrant which is yet to be inducted.
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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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First Batch Of Rafale Jets To Come To India In May 2020: Air Force Chief
The first four of 36 Rafale jets will come to India by May next year and the aircraft will significantly enhance the Indian Air Force's combat prowess, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria said on Friday.
