India to buy 26 Rafales, 3 Scorpene subs from France soon
India is soon likely to commit buying 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines from France. The…
India is soon likely to commit buying 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines from France. The…
India had signed a deal for 36 of these planes and 35 of them have already arrived and are stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal.
A bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat told Sharma that the court was not inclined to entertain the plea. "No case is made out for interference of this court...," said the bench.
On arrival, CAS was received by Air Marshal Amit Dev AVSM VSM, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command.
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria said that the induction of Rafale had been carefully planned at Hasimara, keeping in mind the importance of strengthening IAF's capability in the eastern sector.
In a landmark decision to bring in reforms in higher defence management in the country, the government approved the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in the rank of a four-star General with salary and perquisites equivalent to a Service Chief.
During the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign, the Congress had time and again raised the issue of Rafale deal.
The Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for 36 Rafale aircraft procurement was signed between the Government of India and Government of France on 23 September 2016.
Addressing an election rally at Kaithal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Shah ridiculed the criticism of the Congress over ''Shashtra Pujan'' or worship of weapons of the first Rafale fighter jet.
It all started in 1932 as the Royal Indian Air Force under then British rule, and its name was changed to Indian Air Force in 1950.
