India to base first squadron of Rafale fighter jets in Bengal

New Delhi: India will base its first squadron of Rafale fighter jets, which are also capable of delivering nuclear weapons, in the eastern sector as part of the overall policy to gradually build nuclear as well as conventional deterrence against...

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By Nagpur Today On Friday, September 23rd, 2016

36 Rafales flying this way

New Delhi/Nagpur: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar signing the Rafale Contract Agreement with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in South Block. India today signed a deal to buy 36 high-tech Rafale fighters from France in the country's first major acquisition...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, September 21st, 2016

Cabinet approves purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets : Source

File Pic   New Delhi/Nagpur: India's cabinet cleared the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation on Wednesday, paving the way for signing a deal that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is betting on to modernise the air force, a...