The five Rafale aircraft that arrived at Ambala Air Force Station on July 27 have been included in Squadron 17 of the Indian Air Force ‘Golden Arrows’ on Thursday. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh presented an induction scroll to Group Captain Harkeerat Singh, the Commander of Squadron 17 of the Indian …
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Live updates from the Rafale induction ceremony: The Indian Air Force (IAF) will formally incorporate the Rafale aircraft shortly, at Ambala Air Force Station. The aircraft will be part of Squadron 17, the “Golden Arrows”. The ceremony, described as a “very important milestone” by an IAF spokesperson, will be attended …
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Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday formally installed the five Rafale fighter jets, which arrived in India on July 29, in the Indian Air Force (IAF). The induction ceremony takes place at Ambala Air Force Base, where IAF Squadron 17, also called ‘Golden Arrows’, is …
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Rafale jets are known for their air superiority and precision strikes on ground targets. New Delhi: The first batch of five Rafale multipurpose fighter jets will formally join the Indian Air Force at 10 a.m. at Ambala Air Base in Haryana, at a time when India faces a growing border …
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By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: September 10, 2020 1:17:44 am The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, almost four years after India signed an intergovernmental agreement with France to acquire 36 of the jets at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore. France …
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The Indian Air Force will formally install the Rafale fighter jets at Ambala airbase on Thursday in the presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parly, the IAF said in a statement Wednesday. Five Rafales out of 36 ordered by the IAF arrived at Ambala airbase …
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The Indian Air Force is ready to formally install its latest Rafale fighter jets at Ambala air base on Thursday in the presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, officials said Wednesday. French Defense Minister Florence Parly and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will attend the ceremony, they added. The two …
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar with Iranian leader Jawad Zarif in Tehraon on Tuesday. (Twitter / S Jaishankar) Two visits in less than a week send a message of the importance of the India-Iran relationship that has been affected recently by US sanctions and is also caught in the crossfire of …
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will stop in Tehran to meet his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on Tuesday afternoon on his way to Russia for a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( OCS), people familiar with the events said Monday. Jaishankar will be the second high-ranking …
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Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO on the successful test flight of the HSTDV. New Delhi: On Monday, India successfully flight-tested the nation’s developed hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV) which is expected to power long-range missile systems and futuristic aerial platforms, authorities said. The HSTDV, based on hypersonic propulsion technologies, has …
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