Rajnath, Parly to attend Rafale aircraft induction ceremony in Ambala

Rafale fighter jetAmbala: French-made Rafale fighter jets will be formally inducted at Ambala Air Force station in Haryana on Thursday in the presence of Defence minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parly.“The Indian Air F...

Indian Air Force inducts a fleet of five Rafale fighter jets at Ambala airbase

Ambala: Amid the ongoing border tension with China along the line of actual control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the Indian Air Force, on Wednesday, inducted a fleet of five French-made Rafale fighter jets into its stable at Ambala airbase in Haryan...

First batch of 5 Rafale jets arrive at Ambala airbase

New Delhi: The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets arrived at Ambala Air Force Station in Haryana ‪on Wednesday‬. These jets left Al Dhafra airbase in UAE after having a stopover for a day after covering 7 hours flying from Merignac a...

Rafales get mid-air refueling at 30,000 feet, to land Wednesday at Ambala

New Delhi: The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets will land at Ambala Air Force station in Haryana on Wednesday afternoon.The fighter jets which left Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux on Monday, were seen being re-fuelled mid-air ...

IAF team departs for France to participate in Garuda-VI

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in a bilateral exercise between Indian and French Air Force named Exercise ‘Garuda-VI’ France from 01-12 July 2019. This is the sixth edition of Exercise Garuda and is being planned at Frenc...

Raging row aside, three French Rafales in India for drill

Three Rafale fighter jets are engaged in an exercise with the Indian Air Force in Gwalior and Agra. The drill comes amid a raging controversy over the Rs 58,000 crore deal to procure 36 of them by the Narendra Modi government. Officials said aroun...