Is India Done With France? The Inside Story Of Modi Govt’s Secret ‘Desi Rafale’ Plan
Once seen as the perfect fix, the Rafale deal is now buried under cost concerns and policy hurdles.
Nov 03, 2025, 04:56 AM IST
President Murmu To Take Sortie In Rafale Fighter Jet At Ambala Air Force Station On October 29
Notably, the President who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces also took a sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station, Assam on April 8, 2023.
Oct 28, 2025, 18:38 PM IST
Is France Making Indian Rafale Jets Obsolete Against Pakistan? Sale To Qatar, UAE Poses Strategic Risk For IAF
France’s sale of Dassault Rafale multirole jets to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has raised growing concerns among security analysts.
Oct 27, 2025, 13:47 PM IST
Pakistan’s Rafale Propaganda Backfires: China’s Second Biggest Enemy Set To Face J-20 Stealth With French Jets
Taiwan moves quickly on Rafale acquisition after Royal United Services Institute’s report warns of potential Chinese attack by 2027.
Oct 01, 2025, 08:46 AM IST
Defence Ministry Receives IAF's Proposal To Acquire 114 'Made in India' Rafale Fighter Jets
The proposal, expected to be worth over Rs 2 lakh crore, including the indigenous content of more than 60 per cent, is expected to be taken up for discussion by the Defence Procurement Board headed by the Defence Secretary in the next few weeks.
Sep 12, 2025, 21:00 PM IST
Dassault Says CEO Didn't Make Any Claim On Loss Of Indian Rafale Jet
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 6-7 to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. While Pakistan had claimed of shooting down five Indian fighter jets, Indian government has also rejected the claim.
Jul 08, 2025, 18:06 PM IST
Pakistan Lying About Shooting Down Rafales During Operation Sindoor: Dassault CEO
Speaking to French magazine Challenges just before the Paris Air Show, Trappier said, “The reports of Indian Rafales being lost are inaccurate.”
Jun 15, 2025, 12:08 PM IST
Dassault To Establish Noida Facility To Support Rafale, Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets
French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation is to set up a new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Noida.
Sep 24, 2024, 18:41 PM IST
DNA: Real Rafale scam happened during UPA regime?
It has been revealed in a new media report that the French company Dassault Aviation, which makes Rafale fighter jets, gave bribe of Rs 65 crore to some middlemen in India between 2007 and 2012 on the basis of fake invoices.
Nov 09, 2021, 23:40 PM IST
No violation in Rafale deal: Dassault Aviation denies allegations of corruption
The assertion by the manufacturer of the Rafale jets came days after French publication 'Mediapart', citing an investigation by the country's anti-corruption agency, reported that Dassault Aviation had paid about one million Euros to an Indian middleman.
Apr 08, 2021, 21:28 PM IST
IAF ensuring level-playing field for single, twin engine fighter jets in USD 20 billion deal
Seven fighter aircraft including the F-21 from Lockheed Martin, F-18 and F-15 from Boeing, Gripen from Saab, MiG-35 and Sukhoi-35 from Rosoboronexport and Rafale from Dassault Aviation are the likely participants for the deal, which is likely to cost over USD 20 billion.
Mar 12, 2020, 20:10 PM IST
Dassault Aviation releases photos of IAF Rafale RB 002
RB on the Rafale tail stands for the current Chief of Air Staff Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria who was a key figure in clinching the deal for the 4++ Generation fighter during his tenure as the IAF deputy chief.
Oct 10, 2019, 13:59 PM IST
India may buy 36 more Rafale fighter jets from France, deal likely to be signed in early 2020
An Indian Defence Research Wing report published on Saturday said that the new order will be inked in early 2020.
Sep 22, 2019, 15:38 PM IST
IAF receives its first ‘acceptance’ Rafale combat aircraft from France
Deputy Air Force Chief Air Marshal VR Chaudhary also flew in the aircraft for around one hour.
Sep 20, 2019, 19:18 PM IST
Rafale deal: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on review petitions
While Attorney General KK Venugopal sought four weeks time to file reply on the review, the top court has asked for the reply by Saturday (May 4) and set a Monday (May 6) date for hearing.
Apr 30, 2019, 14:45 PM IST
Government to table CAG report on Rafale deal in Parliament on Tuesday
The CAG report will be tabled on Tuesday, a day before the end of the present Lok Sabha session.
Feb 11, 2019, 23:24 PM IST
Dassault Aviation welcomes decision of Supreme Court on Rafale fighter jet deal
In a major relief to the Modi government, the apex court made the announcement, sparking bitter exchanges between the BJP and the Congress.
Dec 14, 2018, 21:45 PM IST
Daal mein kuchh kala hai: Ex PM Manmohan Singh on Rafale deal
Dr Singh said that the Modi govt has been deliberately ignoring the demand for a JPC probe into the Rafale deal.
Nov 21, 2018, 16:00 PM IST
Can't pressure Dassault to share offset partner details: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Rafale deal
Dassault, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in the Rafale fighter jet deal, is obliged to share details of the offset partners under contract with India, but has a year's time to do so, she said.
Nov 17, 2018, 22:43 PM IST
Amid row over Rafale deal, Dassault unveils fighter jets for IAF
The first look of the advanced fighter jets was unveiled at Istre-Le Tube airbase in France.
Nov 13, 2018, 14:15 PM IST