Air Platform
Second Batch Of Rafale To Arrive In India In October
New Delhi (GDC) — The second batch of Rafale fighter jets — likely to be four in number — is set to arrive at the Ambala Air Force Station in October as part of the Rs […]
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South Asia
Indian female pilot to fly Rafale jet
The Indian Air Force’s all-male Rafale squadron in Ambala is all set to get its first woman fighter pilot soon. India Today has learnt that one of the IAF’s 10 current active woman fighter pilots […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China deployed J-20 fighters near Indian border
The Hotan airbase lies about 200 miles from Ladakh where the Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brutal clash, killing 20 Indian soldiers and an unconfirmed number on the Chinese side. Both sides […]
Europe
French Air Force deployed two Rafale jets in Greek Cypriot
Two French fighter jets and a cargo plane landed in the Greek Cypriot administration, local media reported Tuesday. Two Rafale-type fighter jets and a C-130 cargo aircraft belonging to the French Air Force landed in […]
Air Platform
Rafale will have a strategic advantage over Sukhoi fighters: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa
The Rafale aircraft will give India a strategic advantage in case of any aerial combat with Sino-Flankers in the mountainous Tibet region as the fleet will be able to use the terrain to its advantage, […]
Air Platform
Morale Boost: Indian Air Force received five Rafale fighter jets
After an embarrassing failure of Su-30MKI in Kashmir skirmish against Pakistani F-16C and loss of 20 soldiers in Ladakh border, Indian Air Force gets some fire power to confront Pakistani F-16C and Chinese J-11B over […]
South Asia
IAF Rafale Fighters Started Ferry Flight To India
At least five Rafale fighter aircraft took off from Merignac in France on Monday to arrive in India Wednesday and, if required, these aircraft can also be operationally deployed within a week amid the India-China […]
Air Platform
India postponed order of another batch of Rafale due to COVID-19
Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier hinted at a new Rafale jet export contract in the making while speaking at his company’s first-half 2020 financial results conference in Paris earlier this week. “A potential new Rafale […]
Air-Launched Weapons
India to arm Rafale with HAMMER precision strike missile
India is planning to also equip its new Rafale fighter jets, which already have a deadly weapons package, with the “Hammer” air-to-ground precision-guided munitions amid the ongoing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. The […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
French Rafale Could Fire Scalp Cruise Missiles At Ladakh Border
It was bound to happen, and India has no choice. Bullied by a menacing China, it must push every button, and then some. Military strategists know that one good strafing by French-made Rafale’s toting Meteor […]