Rafale fighter jet

President to fly sortie in Rafale from Ambala airbase today

October 29, 2025 4:33 am

Manufactured by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, Rafale fighter aircraft were formally inducted into IAF in September 2020 at the Air Force Station, Ambala

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.

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking fresh probe into Rafale deal

August 30, 2022 2:09 am

A bench of Justices U U Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat said, “Having gone through the facts and circumstances of the case on record, in our considered view, no case is made out to exercise jurisdiction of this court Article 32 of the Constitution”.

MADC finalises draft MoU, to pave way for Rafael aircraft service centre in MIHAN SEZ

July 28, 2021 7:39 am

This will pave the way for the French company to set up its Rafale fighter aircraft servicing centre.

Arrested in Agusta case, middleman named in deal to make Rafale models

April 06, 2021 7:47 am

US national Gupta was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP choppers deal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in March 2019.

Rahul Gandhi brings up Rafale at House Defence panel meet, Oram says stick to agenda

February 19, 2021 1:58 am

Rahul is learnt to have asked Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat about the reasons for scaling down the proposal for purchase of Rafale jets from the initial 126 to 36.

Induction ceremony of Rafale jets cost Rs 41.32 lakh: Govt

February 09, 2021 2:49 am

In 2016, India had bought 36 Rafale fighter jets from France through an intergovernmental agreement for 7.87 billion Euros.

CAG flags policy change months before Rafale deal

September 29, 2020 12:52 pm

This policy change meant that in the case of the Rafale deal, the foreign vendor did not have to declare an offset partner around the time of the signing of the contract in September 2016.

Rajnath, French defence minister to attend Rafale induction today

September 10, 2020 6:53 am

The ceremony at Ambala Air Force Station will be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly.

French defence minister likely to visit India next month to attend Rafale induction ceremony

August 28, 2020 2:16 pm

Sources said the Defence Minister, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and the entire top military brass of the country will attend the event at the Ambala air base.

From Air Force day event, 15 photos that show India's air power

October 08, 2020 4:07 pm

October 8 is celebrated as the Air Force Day because on this day, the Air Force in India was officially raised in 1932 as the supporting force of the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom.

The new Golden Arrows: Five Rafale jets inducted into 17 Squadron

September 10, 2020 1:50 pm

The ceremony at Ambala Air Force Station included a ceremonial unveiling of the Rafale aircraft, a traditional ‘Sarva Dharma Puja’, Air Display by Rafale and Tejas aircraft as well as by ‘Sarang Aerobatic Team’, the IAF said.

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.

Explained | The Rafale Deal Controversy

June 22, 2020 6:27 pm