Rafale (M) or F/A-18 Super Hornet for INS Vikrant? Indian Navy submits detailed trial report to government

INS Vikrant will carry either the Rafale (M) or the F/A-18 Hornet before the indigenous TEDBF, which is expected to enter production in 2032.New Delhi: The Indian Navy has submitted a detailed trial-evaluation report on the performance of the Rafale ...

DefExpo 2022: Boeing says ‘F/A-18E Super Hornet better than Rafale M’ for Indian Navy

An F/A-18 Super Hornet during a test at a shore-based facility in Goa earlier this year. (Photo: Twitter)Gandhinagar: On the sidelines of the ongoing DefExpo 2022 here, Boeing Defense strongly pushed for its F/A-18E Super Hornet warplane for the...

Rafale manufacturer violated offset agreement: CAG

Rafale jet New Delhi: Pointing finger at Dassault Aviation, makers of Rafale fighter jets 36 of which India has contracted to purchase, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come down heavily on foreign vendors who fail to fulfill offset comm...

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 ...

Defence minister must resign over HAL statement: Rahul

Accusing defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman of lying that HAL didn’t have the capability to build the Rafale, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the statement by former HAL Chief had nailed her lie and she must resign. In a ...