The Congress had made the purchase of Rafale fighter jets by the Modi government-1 a major poll issue during the 2019 Lok Sabha election, alleging corruption in the deal

The first batch of five Rafale jets left France today on their long journey to India and will arrive in India on Wednesday, July 29. They will then be inducted into the Indian Air Force in Ambala. The powerful fighter jets, built by French firm Dassault, took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux.Also Read: IndiGo to impose steeper salary cuts, CEO Dutta to take 35% cut

Adar Poonawalla's father Cyrus has reportedly agreed to set aside 60,000 vials of COVID-19 vaccine exclusively for the Parsi community to which he belongs

Before the jets took off from France, the Indian ambassador to France interacted with the Indian pilots

His appointment as chief of the WAC comes when it is enhancing operational deployment in eastern Ladakh in view of the border row with China

The order for the HAMMER missiles has been processed under the emergency powers which have been given to the armed forces in wake of the ongoing conflict with the People's Liberation Army in the Eastern Ladakh sector

Singh also talked about the \"professional manner\" in which the IAF conducted the air strikes deep inside Pakistan's Balakot last year and appreciated the force for its proactive response in bolstering its operational capabilities over the past few months

The contract has Buy and Make (Indian) categorisation with a minimum of 50 per cent indigenous content in make portion of the contract, Ministry of Defence said in a notification

The approvals granted today include acquisitions from Indian industry of Rs 31,130 crore with focus on indigenous design and development

In the previous two rounds of talks, the Indian side pitched for restoration of status quo ante and immediate withdrawal of Chinese troops from Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and a number of other areas

The sources stated that the Army will be floating an open tender to procure these kits in which foreign vendors will also be able to bid

Rafale jets to arrive by next month: The first Rafale-Meteor aircraft will be flown by the Commanding Officer of the 17 Golden Arrows squadron with a French pilot

The cost of the proposal for the purchase of 12 Sukhoi and 21 MiG-29s for the Indian Air Force has been estimated at around Rs 5,000 crore

\"We are helping the Indian Air Force in arranging for the ferry flight of their first four Rafales from France to India as soon as possible,\" says French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain

The first four Rafale fighter jets were scheduled to arrive in India by May 2020, but it likely to get delayed by few months as Dassault suspended production at its Merignac plants amid coronavirus pandemic

Despite criticism over accepting the offer, Gogoi says it'll be an \"opportunity to project the views of the judiciary before the legislative and vice versa\"

Past two months have seen investors lose Rs 34.9 lakh crore as Sensex continues to nosedive on the back of coronavirus outbreak, weak global cues and other factors

DefExpo 2020 latest: The three aerospace giants, with huge displays at the Defence Expo 2020 held in the northern city of Lucknow, displayed miniaturised versions of the latest aircraft and helicopters that they have pitched to India. Here's what Boeing, Lockheed Martin Corp and Dassault had to display

Notably, majority of the funds allocated to the defence forces last year were spent on pension and salaries. Of the total Budget allocation, Rs 2.10 lakh was set aside for paying salaries

According to Swanson, over USD 1 billion of products and services sourced from India go into the most advanced Boeing aircraft across its commercial and defence businesses.