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The Indian Air Force, bolstered by its full complement of Rafale combat jets, on Thursday launched a major exercise covering the Northeastern region amid a fresh spike of border tension with China along the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh. The two-day mega exercise is involving almost all its frontline fighter jets and other assets deployed in the region, people familiar with the drill said. In a tweet, the IAF said the last of the 36 Rafale jets joined the force. The IAF inducted the Rafale aircraft into its 101 Squadron of the Eastern Air Command at the Hasimara in July last year. The first Rafale squadron with around 18 jets is based in Ambala air base. "FEET DRY! 'The Pack is Complete'. The last of the 36 IAF Rafales landed in India after a quick enroute sip from a UAE Air Force tanker," the IAF said. Sources said the French-manufactured jet joined the second Rafale squadron in Hasimara that increased its strength to 18 aircraft. They said the second squadron of R
Five Rafale parts being manufactured in the Dassault Reliance Aerospace plant in Nagpur are sent to France to get fitted in all the Rafale jets, not just the Indian ones. Consul General of France in Mumbai Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet and a delegation of the regional economic service of the embassy visited the two French companies Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL) and Air Liquide present in Nagpur. Speaking with PTI during his visit, Sere-Charlet said the visit aims to further enhance the close cooperation between France and India in many areas -- ranging from trade and investments, defence and security, energy, education, and French language teaching to civil society. He also said that Agence Francaise Development (AFD) public development bank had contributed 130 million euros in funding for 20 years. To a query on the manufacturing status of Rafale and Falcon 2000 in the DRAL manufacturing plant, the Consul General said that 5 pieces of Rafale are manufactured in Nagpur and th
Rafale jets soared high in the Delhi sky when they made their debut in the Republic Day flypast this year. Let's answer all your questions about the 36 French-made fighter jets of the Indian Airforce
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The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-developed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were simulated, a top diplomat said. The Rafale-M is pitted against the US-made Super Hornet -- both of which are being evaluated for a possible purchase by the Indian Navy for deployment on the 44,000-tonne INS Vikrant that is undergoing trials in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal for likely commissioning in August. "Tests were done to check its (Rafale-Marine's) take-off (capability) from the deck of your (India's) carrier and it has done very well," Frech Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain told journalists on Tuesday evening here in a free-wheeling conversation. India's new aircraft carrier has been designed as a ski-jump launch ship, different from many other such carriers, which use a catapult launch for their jets. The aircraft selected by the Indian Navy ..