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‘Unforgettable experience’: President Droupadi Murmu shares Rafale moment with pilot Pak falsely claimed it captured

October 29, 2025 8:30 pm

President Murmu Sortie in Rafale Fighter Jet: President Droupadi Murmu was assisted into the Rafale cockpit by Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh. During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan had claimed that it had taken Singh prisoner.

Made-in-India Rafale fuselages from 2027-28: Tata Advanced Systems, Dassault ink pacts for manufacturing facility in Hyderabad

June 06, 2025 6:04 am

Dassault Tata Rafale Deal, Tata Advanced Systems Rafale: The facility will cater to India as well as other global markets of the medium multi-role combat aircraft.

Drones vs fighter aircraft: The economics and strategy of modern warfare

May 14, 2025 5:21 pm

Are drones and loitering munitions really cheap enough to purchase in large numbers? And does their use in larger numbers compensate for the capabilities of more sophisticated pieces of military technology?

BJP says Congress demoralising Indian armed forces after Ajay Rai calls for using Rafale jets ‘parked with nimbu-mirch’

May 05, 2025 3:18 pm

BJP on Congress over Raffale: BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi says while Pakistan’s army is looking at the Indian Army with fear in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, leaders of Congress and INDIA bloc are doing so with an evil eye.

This Word Means: Rafale-M

April 28, 2025 7:27 pm

Every day, 500 words on a word (or expression) that has appeared in The Indian Express

India, France sign deal for procurement of 26 Rafale-M for Navy

April 29, 2025 7:47 am

Can operate from Indian carriers with short deck, ski jump

Deal to procure 26 Rafale-M jets to be inked soon: Navy chief

December 02, 2024 12:22 pm

The procurement of Rafale-M (naval variant) and the Scorpene submarines is likely to be finalised next month, he added.

Two French Rafale jets collide mid-air, one pilot rescued, two missing

August 14, 2024 8:38 pm

"One of the pilots has been found, he's safe and sound. Research is still ongoing," French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on X.

Welcome progress in MRO for LEAP, Rafale engines, Scorpene subs to be made in India, IMRH engine partnership

January 28, 2024 8:08 am

The joint statement was released after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with visiting French President and Republic Day chief guest Emmanuel Macron Thursday and Friday.

Express News Quiz: Fighter jets, Real Madrid's gamble and the Yamuna’s wrath

July 14, 2023 10:31 pm

Did you keep an eye on this week’s headlines? Take our news quiz to find out.

RAFALE PHOTOS

In Pictures: President Droupadi Murmu flies in Rafale jet from Ambala, creates history

October 29, 2025 3:52 pm

President Droupadi Murmu created history today by flying in a Rafale fighter jet from Ambala Air Force Station. The landmark sortie underscored her role as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and showcased India’s advancing air power

Quixplained: India's Rafale vs Pakistan's F16 and China's J20

August 07, 2020 8:31 am

The five Rafale fighter jets that land in Ambala on Wednesday morning will resurrect the Number 17 Golden Arrows squadron of the Indian Air Force. It will take the IAF’s squadron strength to 31. When all the 36 Rafale jets are delivered by 2022, it will take it to 32 squadrons, still well below the 42 squadrons of the sanctioned strength.

Rafale jets re-fuelled mid-air at 30,000 feet

July 31, 2020 12:16 pm

The Rafale aircrafts are being flown by Indian Air Force pilots. They took off from the Merignac airbase near Bordeaux in France on Monday and will reach Ambala Air Force Station on Wednesday.

RAFALE VIDEOS

What Rahul did right: It was not the promise of better governance

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Congress President Rahul Gandhi is rightly being credited for the grand old party's victory in three crucial states in the Hindi heartland. But what did he do right? It was not the promise of better governance. Manoj CG explains what really worked.

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