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Jan 26, 2021 12:30 PM IST The fighter jet conducted Eklavya formation by flying at a height of around 300 meter along with two Jagaur and two MIG-29 aircraft. The five jets resembled a V shape with Rafale leading the pack.
Nov 04, 2020 09:29 AM IST The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force on September 10 in Ambala airbase in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Sep 24, 2020 10:31 AM IST Shivangi Singh, who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, joined the IAF in 2017 and is currently undergoing training to fly the Rafale aircraft.
Sep 22, 2020 02:31 PM IST The sorties were carried out from the forward airbase Ambala in Haryana where the Rafales were formally inducted on September 10.
Sep 21, 2020 05:57 PM IST The woman pilot has been flying MiG-21 fighters and was selected to join the Ambala-based Golden Arrows squadron operating the Rafale jets, official sources said.
Sep 21, 2020 02:23 PM IST The deployment of French-made Rafale jets in Ladakh came nearly 10 days after they were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force.
Sep 10, 2020 11:17 AM IST The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets has been formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in Ambala air base.
Sep 10, 2020 07:49 AM IST Rafale induction ceremony updates: The Indian Air Force (IAF) held a ceremony at the Ambala air force station, to formally induct the first batch of Rafale fighter jets.
Jul 30, 2020 06:20 PM IST Here's what the pilots of Squadron 17, also known as Golden Arrows, wore when they landed at the Ambala air base in the new Rafale jets.
Jul 29, 2020 06:49 PM IST The Rafale jet, which is often compared with the US' stealth F-35 aircraft and F-22, is able to carry out all combat aviation missions like air superiority and air defence, close air support, in-depth strikes, reconnaissance, anti-ship strikes and nuclear deterrence at varied speed limits of up to 1.8 Mach.
Jul 29, 2020 06:20 PM IST Even the Supreme Court's dismissal in December 2018 of PILs demanding a court-monitored probe into the Rs 59,000 crore purchase of 36 fighter jets and assertion that it found nothing wrong in the deal, could not douse the political fire as the then Congress president Rahul Gandhi made his allegations of graft in the transaction a poll issue in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Jul 29, 2020 05:02 PM IST The modern fighter jets were flown-in by seven IAF pilots who were trained on the aircraft by the French Dassault Aviation company.The Rafales fighter jets was given ceremonial welcome by SU-30s.
Jul 29, 2020 03:25 PM IST The aircraft flying in an arrow formation were flanked by two IAF Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs in the Indian airspace
Jul 29, 2020 12:31 PM IST Induction and deployment of the Rafale twin-engine multi-role fighter jets are being seen as a major boost for the Indian Air Force.
Jul 29, 2020 08:43 AM IST The first squadron of the Rafale jets will be stationed at the Ambala air base in Haryana. Five aircraft are scheduled to be inducted into the Indian Air Force on July 29.
Jul 28, 2020 11:00 PM IST The Rafale jets are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in over two decades, and they are expected to significantly boost the Indian Air Force's combat capabilities.
Jul 28, 2020 04:42 PM IST With the induction of these nuclear-capable fighter jets, the IAF’s firepower and air superiority is set to increase multifold.
Jul 27, 2020 06:38 PM IST Five Rafale jets built by Dassault Aviation took flight from France for India on July 27 as part of the two countries' 36 fighter jet deal that was signed by the two countries in September 2016.
Jul 27, 2020 01:32 PM IST The fighter jets will be refuelled on the way by a French Air Force tanker aircraft and take a stopover at France's UAE airbase after which India will receive them on July 29.
Jul 21, 2020 04:47 PM IST Ambala district's cantonment area was established in the year 1843, and has since then has become an important base for the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Jul 20, 2020 10:04 PM IST The Rafale jets are likely to deployed in Ladakh as part of IAF's efforts to improve operational capabilities along the Line of Actual Control with China
Jun 29, 2020 03:50 PM IST The IAF has been on a high alert for the last two weeks in view of escalation in tension with China following clashes between troops of the two countries in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed. The two armies are locked in a bitter standoff in the region for seven weeks.
Nov 14, 2019 07:10 PM IST The party also called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the fighter jet deal holding that the Supreme Court judgment is not a clean chit but paves way for full investigation.
Nov 14, 2019 06:16 PM IST The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the pleas that sought re-examination of the December 14, 2018 verdict, which said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets.
Nov 14, 2019 04:21 PM IST In a series of tweets, Shah said the judgement of the apex court has proved that the disruption of Parliament over the Rafale fighter aircraft deal was a "sham".
