UAE and France Sign Deal for 80 Rafale Fighter Jets More Reuters FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes a guest at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier DUBAI (Reuters) - France and the United Arab Emirates confirmed on Friday that the...
India in 2016 signed a deal with France for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets in a bid to bolster the country's military image. The Congress party on Tuesday accused incumbent Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of "suppressing facts" on the Rafale deal. It asked the government to publish "...
“What is the Rafale deal all about? It has nothing to do with a communal issue. It has nothing to do with relation between communities. It has nothing to do with relations between castes or any section of the people or class war,” said Mr. Ram. “Under what provisions of the ...
NEW DELHI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- India's defence ministry on Saturday said that the Modi government had no role in selecting India's offset partner for manufacturing Rafale fighter jets, and that unnecessary controversies were being created around the Rafale deal. Earlier in the day, the India...
“A judicial probe into suspected corruption has been opened in France over the 7.8-billion-euro sale to India in 2016 of 36 Dassault-built Rafale fighter aircraft,” the Mediapart reported on the latest development on the controversial deal. ...
France’s defence ministry has launched development work on the next production standard of the Dassault Rafale, designed to deliver aircraft built to the enhanced F4 level from 2025. In addition, Paris is considering placing a fresh order for the multirole type under an agreement for a fifth tr...
Fresh speculation has also emerged over the past few weeks with regard to a long-expected deal with the United Arab Emirates, where the French air force already bases some of its aircraft. Dassault says it would have no problem with increasing its current build rate, having previously run...
The latest deal follows a contract signed betweenGreece and France for the sale of 18 Rafales. The Indian Air Force is also procuring 36 Rafale jets.
NEW DELHI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government on Wednesday sought rejection of review petition seeking probe into the multi-million U.S. dollar Rafale aircraft deal, saying documents annexed with the plea were stolen from the defence ministry and cannot be shown in the court. ...
India has cleared a deal with France to procure 36 Rafale jets in fly-away condition, officials said Thursday.