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Defence: IAF’s ‘new birds’ fly in from France, land at Ambala

July 29, 2020 Vinayak Barot

Aditya Hore Surat: Nearly 23 years after Sukhoi aircraft joined the Indian Air Forc (IAF), a fleet of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets touched down at Ambala airbase on Tuesday, giving the country’s air power a strategic edge over its adversaries in the neighbourhood. These ‘new birds’ from France covered a distance of nearly 7,000 […]

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Defence: Indian to purchase six more Poseidon-8I aircraft from the US

July 25, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Amid the Sino-Indian border tension, India has formally kick-started the process to acquire six more long-range Poseidon-8I aircraft from the United States, for around US$1.8 billion. According to reports, a “letter of request” has already been issued to the US for the government-to-government deal under the Pentagon’s foreign military sales (FMS) programme. India already […]

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Defence: First batch of 5 Rafale aircraft to arrive in India, says Ministry

July 21, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Amid the Sino-Indian border tensions, five Rafale aircraft will be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) next month. According to the Ministry of Defence, the first batch of these five IAF aircraft will be arrive at the IAF’s Air Force Station Ambala on July 29, subject to weather conditions. However, the Ministry […]