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Flt Lt Shivangi Singh is the woman pilot who will be soon joining the Indian Air Force's Rafale squadron in Ambala. Flt Lt Shivangi Singh arrives in Ambala from a border base in Rajasthan where she has flown alongside Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Rafale squadron’s 1st woman pilot is ...

NEW DELHI: The country’s latest fighter jets, the omni-role Rafales, have now begun to fly in the skies over Ladakh amid the ongoing almost five-month long military confrontation with China in the high-altitude region. Defence sources on Sunday said the five Rafales, which were formally inducted into service at ...

CHANDIGARH: With the induction of Rafale fighter jets at Ambala, the western front has been equipped with the most sophisticated and advanced flying machines in the country within 18 months. According to defence experts, the deployment of these advanced flying machines is strategically important as this sector provides logistic ...

Issued on: 10/09/2020 - 10:40 France’s defense minister Florence Parly will be in India as the country prepares to induct the long overdue Rafale fighter jets into its air force. Defence Minister Florence Parly’s visit to India on Thursday is the first major ministerial trip since the country locked down ...

NEW DELHI: The first five Rafale fighters, dubbed “game-changers”, were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force on Thursday at a glittering ceremony in the Ambala air base. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, his French counterpart Florence Parly, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and Air Chief Marshal RKS ...

New Delhi , September 9 (ANI): French Defence Minister Florence Parly will embark on an official visit to India on September 10, where she will attend the induction ceremony of the first batch of the Rafale fighter aircraft by the Indian Air Force at Air Force Station (AFS) Ambala. ...

The Rafale has 14 hardpoints on which it can carry a payload in excess of 9 tonnes.By Group Captain Badhrish Narasimha Athreya (Retd)There was an explosion of information, discussion and debates galore on the news channels and social media on and before 31 July this year as the Rafales ...

File photo of 5 Rafale fighter jets as seen in Indian airspace. French Defence Minister Florence Parly is expected to visit India to attend the ceremony. Apart from this, bilateral talks are also likely to be held with her Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on further boosting strategic ties. ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said those who want to threaten India’s territorial integrity should be worried about its new capability after the first batch of five Rafale fighter jets from France landed in Ambala. The Rafale fighter jets were escorted by two Sukhoi Su-30MKI jets as they ...

India welcomed the long-awaited arrival of five new French-made fighter jets on Wednesday at a time when the country is involved in a prolonged border dispute with China in the Himalayas. The decision to modernise India’s air force was made as far back as 2001 but has been dogged ...