Flying a Rafale fighter is like driving a Mercedes: IAF Chief BS Dhanoa
5 years, 3 months ago

Flying a Rafale fighter is like driving a Mercedes: IAF Chief BS Dhanoa

India Today  

Sharing his 'thrilling’ experience of flying a Rafale fighter jet, Chief of Air Staff BS Dhanoa has said it was like driving a Mercedes car. The first step in this is contemporise the aircraft," Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on concerns regarding an ageing fleet of the IAF. On the Balakot airstrikes by, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said the Indian Air Force has always been ready but the decision-making was done by the government. But it is the political power that decides which military power they want to use in the given situation," Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said at the India Today Conclave on Friday.

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Defended Rafale Deal as I Did Not Want It to Go The Bofors Way: Former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa
4 years, 5 months ago

Defended Rafale Deal as I Did Not Want It to Go The Bofors Way: Former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa

News 18  

Former Chief of Air Staff B S Dhanoa on Wednesday welcomed the arrival of Rafales in India and said he defended the deal to procure the multi-role jets notwithstanding the political controversy to stop it from going the Bofors way. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, under whose tenure the mega deal was inked, said the induction of the fleet will …

Rafale half-a-generation ahead of Chinese, Pakistani machines, says former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa
4 years, 11 months ago

Rafale half-a-generation ahead of Chinese, Pakistani machines, says former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa

Live Mint  

Former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa on Sunday said the Rafale fighter jet that India is buying from France is half-a-generation ahead of aircraft in the inventories of two of India's adversaries, China and Pakistan. Referring to the aerial skirmish between Indian and Pakistan on February 27 last year after Balakot airstrike, Dhanoa, who was heading the IAF then, said: "The …

Once Rafale is inducted, our enemy will think very hard before doing anything: Air chief Bhadauria
5 years ago

Once Rafale is inducted, our enemy will think very hard before doing anything: Air chief Bhadauria

India Today  

The first batch of four Rafale fighter jets will be with the Indian Air Force by May 2020 and once the planes are inducted, the enemy will think twice before doing any misadventure, said Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Monday. "Once Rafale is inducted, our immediate plan is to make Rafale and Su-30 as a potent force," …

Rafale jets, in ode to former Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa, to have tail numbers with BS initials
5 years, 1 month ago

Rafale jets, in ode to former Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa, to have tail numbers with BS initials

Firstpost  

Six Rafale trainer aircraft will carry RB series tail numbers which stand for Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, the current Chief of Air Staff who played a key role as lead negotiator for the mega deal. New Delhi: In recognition of Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa’s unrelenting backing for the Rafale deal, the Indian Air Force has decided to put …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat October 8 episode: All credit for acquiring Rafale aircraft goes to PM Modi
5 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat October 8 episode: All credit for acquiring Rafale aircraft goes to PM Modi

India TV News  

India received its first French-made fourth generation Rafale fighter jet in Tuesday with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flying a sortie after the hand over. The new Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal R. K. S. Bhadauria said, Rafale will surely be a "game changer" for the IAF. The Congress led by Rahul Gandhi made the Rafale acquisition a big …

Rajnath Singh inducts first Rafale in IAF, says squadron will be ready to be deal with Pak by Feb 2021
5 years, 3 months ago

Rajnath Singh inducts first Rafale in IAF, says squadron will be ready to be deal with Pak by Feb 2021

India Today  

The Indian Air Force will be ready to fully operationalise one squadron of the Rafale fighter jets in the western sector dealing with threats from Pakistan by February 2021, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told India Today TV. India Today TV was at ground zero in Merignac, France close to the town of Bourdeaux where the ceremony to hand over the …

'RB' on India's first Rafale jet stands for new Air Chief
5 years, 3 months ago

'RB' on India's first Rafale jet stands for new Air Chief

India TV News  

The first of the 36 Rafale jets that will be formally handed over to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh by its French manufacturer on this Dussehra bears the tail number RB 01. Air Marshal Bhadauria is set to take over as the IAF chief on October 1 after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa later this month. When …

Indian Air Force ’accepts’ Rafale, formal hand-over on Dussehra
5 years, 3 months ago

Indian Air Force ’accepts’ Rafale, formal hand-over on Dussehra

Live Mint  

New DelhiThe Indian Air Force received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday, defence sources said on Friday. The defence sources said the Rafale jet was accepted by a team of IAF officials at the aircraft's manufacturing facility in Bordeaux after completion of certain testing formalities. Sources said the first jet was …

The RB Rafale trainer jet and RKS Bhadauria
5 years, 3 months ago

The RB Rafale trainer jet and RKS Bhadauria

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A Rafale trainer aircraft that India is to receive from France soon has the initials “RB” on its tail. And this is in recognition of the role incoming Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria played as deputy chief in India's negotiations with France to clinch the deal to buy the 36 Rafale fighter jets. And as the air …

Will get your son back: What IAF chief BS Dhanoa told Abhinandan's father after February dogfight
5 years, 3 months ago

Will get your son back: What IAF chief BS Dhanoa told Abhinandan's father after February dogfight

India Today  

Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa revealed that he called up Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's father after the officer was downed by a Pakistani jet and captured by Pakistani forces earlier this year. I called him and said we will get Abhinandan back, BS Dhanoa said while speaking at the India Today Conclave 2019. FOLLOW FULL COVERAGE …

RKS Bhadauria: Meet India's next IAF chief, man who led Rafale negotiations
5 years, 3 months ago

RKS Bhadauria: Meet India's next IAF chief, man who led Rafale negotiations

India TV News  

India has got its new Air Chief. Meet RKS Bhadauria, man who led Rafale negotiations RKS Bhadauria is the man behind Rafale negotiation deal. RKS Bhadauria: Meet India's next IAF chief, man who led Rafale negotiations Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria has also been a key person for Light Combat aircraft Tejas for various years as chief Experimental Test Pilot and …

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flies MiG-21 sortie with Indian Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa
5 years, 4 months ago

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flies MiG-21 sortie with Indian Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

Op India  

In a historic event, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who had piloted a MiG-21 Bison retaliating Pakistan Air Force’s attempt to attack India after India’s airstrike at a terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in February, flew a sortie together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin MiG-21. According to the reports, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman …

Rajnath Singh, IAF chief BS Dhanoa to visit France next month to take delivery of first Rafale fighter jet
5 years, 4 months ago

Rajnath Singh, IAF chief BS Dhanoa to visit France next month to take delivery of first Rafale fighter jet

Firstpost  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa are set to travel to Paris next month to receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force, government sources said New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa are set to travel to Paris next month to receive the first of …

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, IAF Chief BS Dhanoa will travel to France to receive the first Rafale fighter jet in September
5 years, 4 months ago

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, IAF Chief BS Dhanoa will travel to France to receive the first Rafale fighter jet in September

Op India  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa will travel to France to receive the first Rafale jet on September 20. In September 2016 India inked a 36-fighter jet deal with the French manufacturer for over Euro 7.8 billion to arrest the fall of combat squadrons and meet urgent requirements on eastern and western …

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa: Pakistan doesn’t have an answer for Rafales
5 years, 9 months ago

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa: Pakistan doesn’t have an answer for Rafales

Op India  

Batting for speedy inclusion of Rafale fighter jets in the Indian Air Force’s arsenal, the Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has today claimed that Pakistan will have no answer to the augmented capabilities of Indian Air Force, once Rafales are deployed along the Indo-Pak border. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa: When the #Rafale comes in, the deterrence of our air …

Why not one Rafale jet inducted during your rule, Mayawati asks Modi
5 years, 10 months ago

Why not one Rafale jet inducted during your rule, Mayawati asks Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saying Rafale jets could have given better results for India in hitting a Jaish camp in Pakistan, BSP chief Mayawati Monday asked the BJP government at the Centre why not a single Rafale fighter was inducted in the IAF during its rule. "Rafale fighter could have prove useful in fight against Pakistan, claims …

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