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IAF to participate in international military drill codenamed Orion in France
Fp Staff •This will be the first overseas exercise for the IAF’s Rafale fleet. The newly inducted Rafale combat jets are deployed in Haryana’s Ambala and West Bengal’s Hasimara air bases
Big three push ahead with stealth bombers: What it means for strategic deterrence and India
Air Marshal Anil Chopra •Under the current circumstances, acquiring bombers is not a priority for India for at least one decade
Poland pledges more fighter jets to Ukraine: Why does Kyiv want warplanes? Why is the West divided over it?
Fp Explainers •As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Poland, Warsaw promised more MiG-29 fighter jets to the war-torn nation. Slovakia is also sending warplanes. However, the United States and Germany have refused to budge
Ukraine War: Rafale proves its mettle, outperforms Russian fighter aircraft
Fp Staff •Rafale aircraft deployed by the French air force over Lithuania as part of NATO Baltic Air Policing carried out over two dozen missions last week to protect the east European country and the wider Baltic region
After IAF, now Indian Navy to get Rafale fighter jets
Fp Staff •The Indian Navy has rejected the American jet F/A-18 Super Hornet and opted for the deal with Rafale. The deal for the Rafale M is being termed as a milestone in the relations between India and France
'Proud to see all 36 rafales on India's soil': French envoy Emmanuel Lenain
•The Rafale is a 4.5-generation aircraft and has helped India regain its supremacy over the Indian sub-constituent skies with long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles along with advanced radar and electronic warfare capabilities
WATCH: Top fighter aircraft in action as IAF flexes muscle at LAC
Fp Staff •Launched from IAF bases in Assam and West Bengal, the two-day exercise comes days after the clash between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh
IAF holds exercise in North East amid LAC tension with China
Fp Staff •The exercises, for which India had earlier announced a NOTAM (no-fly zone) over the North East for December 15-16, are being held from Indian Air Force (IAF) bases Tezpur, Chhabua, Jorhat in Assam and Hashimara in West Bengal
Rafale vs F-18: Indian Navy evaluating trial reports of the two fighter jets for INS Vikrant
Fp Staff •The fighter aircraft will be acquired under a government-to-government deal by the Indian Navy for operations from its latest aircraft carrier INS Vikrant which was commissioned recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kochi, Kerala
Rafale vs Super Hornet: Which fighter plane will the Indian Navy pick?
Fp Explainers •Boeing’s F/A-18E Super Hornet and Dassault Aviation’s Rafale M aircraft earlier this year completed a series of demonstration flights to show adaptability to Indian conditions. A detailed report on their performance is being prepared, a source said