Rajnath Singh Rafale Sortie

India does not purchase arms to threaten any country but to increase its defence capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday after his nearly 25-minute sortie in the Rafale combat jet which he described as "very comfortable and smooth".

Rajnath Singh wrote an "Om" on the jet and offered flowers and a coconut on the fighter jet in France's Merignac before going on a sortie of the much-awaited Rafale jet.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday evening flew on a Rafale fighter jet at the Dassault facility in France's Bordeaux, right after the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets was officially handed over to India by France.

India got the formal delivery of the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets bought from the Dassault Aviation in France on Tuesday. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a three-day visit to France, accepted the handover at a facility of Rafale manufacturer Dassault Aviation in Bordeaux. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was preceded ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on a three-day visit to France, received the first Rafale aircraft from France. The first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was received by Mr Singh today in Merignac.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh landed in France today for a three-day visit, during which he will receive the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He will undertake a sortie in the aircraft and hold discussions with the country's top leadership during his time in the European country. "Bonjour Pa...

Hours before leaving for France to receive the first of 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today tweeted that he was looking forward to taking India-France ties to a whole new level during his visit.

India does not purchase arms to threaten any country but to increase its defence capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday after his nearly 25-minute sortie in the Rafale combat jet which he described as "very comfortable and smooth".

Rajnath Singh wrote an "Om" on the jet and offered flowers and a coconut on the fighter jet in France's Merignac before going on a sortie of the much-awaited Rafale jet.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday evening flew on a Rafale fighter jet at the Dassault facility in France's Bordeaux, right after the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets was officially handed over to India by France.

India got the formal delivery of the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets bought from the Dassault Aviation in France on Tuesday. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a three-day visit to France, accepted the handover at a facility of Rafale manufacturer Dassault Aviation in Bordeaux. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was preceded ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on a three-day visit to France, received the first Rafale aircraft from France. The first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was received by Mr Singh today in Merignac.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh landed in France today for a three-day visit, during which he will receive the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He will undertake a sortie in the aircraft and hold discussions with the country's top leadership during his time in the European country. "Bonjour Pa...

Hours before leaving for France to receive the first of 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today tweeted that he was looking forward to taking India-France ties to a whole new level during his visit.