October 14, 2019 10:42 PM IST Singh reiterated that the fighter planes were meant only for self-defence and not for aggression.
October 10, 2019 01:40 PM IST The minister, who took formal charge and flew a sortie of the first of 36 Rafale combat jets to be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) during the tour, left with a message for French companies to make India their base for production of defence equipment.
October 09, 2019 09:10 PM IST Stressing on India's substantial requirements of aero engines, both in civil and military domains, Singh said the country is open to explore an aero engine complex on a government-to-government basis.
October 09, 2019 03:43 PM IST French multinational Safran, the manufacturer of the M88 state of the art engines fitted in the Rafale jets acquired by India, gave a presentation of its facility to the minister who took a tour of the assembly line of the company near the French capital.
October 08, 2019 09:44 PM IST Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on October 8 praised the handling of the Rafale jet after taking delivery of the first combat aircraft from France.
October 08, 2019 05:57 PM IST While the formal handover ceremony took place on October 8, the first batch of four Rafale jets will fly to their home base in India by May 2020
October 08, 2019 02:55 PM IST Ahead of his talks with Macron, Singh held discussions with France's Armed Forces minister Florence Parly.
October 08, 2019 08:54 AM IST India had ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore in September 2016.
October 06, 2019 06:17 PM IST Singh has been performing 'Shastra Puja' for last several years including in his tenure as the Union Home Minister in the previous NDA government
October 03, 2019 07:42 PM IST The ceremony to hand over the first Rafale jet will take place on October 8, the foundation day of the Indian Air Force, the sources said.
September 28, 2019 10:10 AM IST Speaking after commissioning the INS Khanderi submarine at the dockyard of the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, he said there are some powers who want to do a Mumbai-like attack on Indian coastal regions, but "their desires will not be allowed to be fulfilled".
September 28, 2019 09:44 AM IST Referring to the anti-terror airstrike in Balakot earlier this year, he said India will not let anyone who bothers it "rest in peace".
September 25, 2019 08:48 PM IST Singh also said India's recognition of Pakistan's existence does not mean it has also accepted the country's 'occupation' of parts of Kashmir.
September 24, 2019 07:45 PM IST Singh said the Mumbai terror attack took place through the sea route, but the government is strongly resolved not to let such incidents to happen in the country.
September 21, 2019 08:22 AM IST The submarine was handed over to the Navy by Mazgaon Dockyard Ltd, a defence PSU, on September 19.
September 19, 2019 09:08 PM IST Singh also inaugurated the Engineers' Conclave 2019 as well as Product Development and Innovation Centre at the premises of the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) here.
September 19, 2019 10:13 AM IST Rajnath Singh became the first Defence Minister to fly on board in the Light Combat Aircraft
September 18, 2019 10:35 PM IST The IAF has already inducted a batch of Tejas aircraft. The naval version of the LCA is in development stage.
September 17, 2019 10:32 PM IST Under the 'Make in India' initiative, several important steps have been taken to change the status quo and to make India not only a major arms manufacturing hub in the world but also a net defence exporter, the defence minister said.
September 09, 2019 08:20 AM IST Lauding the youths of the country at the closing ceremony of 11th National Youth Summit here, Singh said all wars, including the one in Kargil, were won by young soldiers.
September 03, 2019 07:50 PM IST A joint statement issued on September 3 said the two ministers affirmed their intention to hold the first foreign and defence ministerial dialogue under the two-plus-two framework ahead of the Indo-Japan annual summit later this year.
August 30, 2019 11:31 AM IST Four Apache helicopters are to be stationed at the Pathankot Air Force Station, which is considered to be the prime airbase, which is just a few miles from the border of neighbouring Pakistan
August 29, 2019 10:00 PM IST In reflection of their growing congruence in defence ties, India and Japan have already decided to go for joint development of military platforms, and specific proposals for such venture will be discussed during Singh's visit, they said.
August 29, 2019 07:15 PM IST As tension between India and Pakistan escalated over the Kashmir issue, Singh said Islamabad does not have any locus standi on Jammu and Kashmir and it must stop interfering in India's internal affairs.
August 19, 2019 10:49 PM IST In Pakistan, the army chief is the de facto power centre, but General Bajwa is faced with India's Kashmir move and Washington's stated intention of pulling out of Afghanistan
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