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 defence will increase manifold,and they will not come anywhere near the LoC or the border,with the kind of of capability that we will posses, for which presently they don’t have an answer pic.twitter.com/mVnM62kQyz — ANI March 25, 2019 “When Rafales come in, our air defence capabilities will enhance manifold, and Pakistan will be deterred from lingering around the border and the LoC with the kind of capabilities we will possess, for which they don’t have an answer,” BS Dhanoa said. Former Air chief marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis had stated that the government-to-government deal for the acquisition of 36 Rafale fighters from Dassault Aviation was a masterstroke. With BS Dhanoa’s endorsement, the central government scored a major shot in the arm for strengthening the air defence by procuring Rafale fighter aircraft.

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Rafale Jets Carry Out Long-Range Mission In Indian Ocean Region
1 year, 7 months ago

Rafale Jets Carry Out Long-Range Mission In Indian Ocean Region

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Four Rafale fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried out a "strategic" mission over the Indian Ocean region for over six hours, in a significant demonstration of their long-range combat capabilities, people familiar with the operation said on Wednesday. The jets took off from the Hasimara Air Force station in the eastern sector, carried out the mission …

4 Rafale jets conduct long-range mission in Indian Ocean Region
1 year, 7 months ago

4 Rafale jets conduct long-range mission in Indian Ocean Region

India Today  

Four Rafale fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried out a "strategic" mission over the Indian Ocean region for over six hours, in a significant demonstration of their long-range combat capabilities, people familiar with the operation said on Wednesday. The IAF carried out the mission at a time when China has been ramping up its presence in the Indian …

Story of Rafale, Its Importance for India and Weaponry Explained - All You Need to Know - News18
4 years, 4 months ago

Story of Rafale, Its Importance for India and Weaponry Explained - All You Need to Know - News18

News 18  

Indian Air Force today inducted the Dassault-Made 4.5-gen multi-role fighter jet ‘Rafale’ in presence of Minister of the Armed Forces of France Florence Parly and Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh. Rafale is a Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft that willboost India’s air dominance exponentially, currently safeguarded by fighter jets like Russia made Sukhoi Su-30MKI and MiG 29, along with French …

Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Indian Air Force for adding 'state-of-the-art' Rafale Jets to fleet
4 years, 5 months ago

Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Indian Air Force for adding 'state-of-the-art' Rafale Jets to fleet

India TV News  

India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian Air Force for adding five Rafale jets to its fleet, saying that it is a "massive upgrade for our Defence Forces." The Rafale aircraft, having an undisputed track record and considered one of the most potent combat jets globally, landed at the Ambala Air Force base at around …

Day after Rafales land in India, Pakistan cries disproportionate arms buildup while China hopes for peace
4 years, 5 months ago

Day after Rafales land in India, Pakistan cries disproportionate arms buildup while China hopes for peace

India Today  

A day after the first batch of five Rafale fighter jets landed in Haryana's Ambala, Islamabad seems worried while Beijing has cautioned against aggressive posturing by New Delhi. On Thursday, a spooked Pakistan urged the international community to "dissuade" India from its "disproportionate" arms build-up. Spokesperson for the Pakistan Foreign Ministry, Aisha Farooqui accused India of "disproportionate arms buildup", adding …

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 …

PM Modi Welcomes First Batch of Rafales, Rajnath Singh Says Jets Will Come as Timely Boost for IAF
4 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi Welcomes First Batch of Rafales, Rajnath Singh Says Jets Will Come as Timely Boost for IAF

News 18  

As India received the first batch of five Rafale fighter jets on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there is no virtue like protecting the nation and the BJP leaders hailed the arrival of aircraft, while the Congress raised questions over their price and "delay" in acquisition. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chose the occasion to send out a stern message …

As Rafale Takes Off for India, Here's Why It Can Become a Deadly Combo With Sukhoi Su-30MKI
4 years, 5 months ago

As Rafale Takes Off for India, Here's Why It Can Become a Deadly Combo With Sukhoi Su-30MKI

News 18  

The first batch of five Rafale jets have started their 7000-km long journey to India from the airbase in France. Speaking on the sidelines of the Indo-French joint Air Exercise Garuda-VI, Indian Air Force Air Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria warned enemies, including Pakistan of deadly combination of Sukhoi Su-30MKI and Rafale MMRCA fighter jets. 1/2#RafaleJet pic.twitter.com/0TWU5zlgvQ — Indian Air …

Commanders to discuss deploying Rafale jets at LAC
4 years, 5 months ago

Commanders to discuss deploying Rafale jets at LAC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With air-power going to play a major role in any confrontation with China, top Indian Air Force commanders will meet this week to discuss operational readiness on the Line of Actual Control and the possibility of deploying Rafale jets in the Ladakh sector. They will discuss the situation on the borders with China and the forward deployments done …

Indian Air Force plans to acquire 450 fighter aircraft in the future
4 years, 7 months ago

Indian Air Force plans to acquire 450 fighter aircraft in the future

Op India  

Speaking to news agency ANI, Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria said on Monday that India plans to acquire 450 fighter aircraft for deployment on the northern and western frontiers of the country in the future. The Indian Air Force Chief said: “In the trainer aircraft segment, we are looking at 70 HTT-40 as a support aircraft to the Pilatus …

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 …

Looking beyond the Rafale
5 years, 2 months ago

Looking beyond the Rafale

The Hindu  

On October 8, 2019, the first Rafale fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force was handed over to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in France. The aircraft also finally provides the IAF with a combat platform that is more completely and tightly integrated by the original equipment manufacturer, rather than any number of modified and upgraded aircraft presently in service. However, …

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 …

New IAF Chief’s Appointment: Why RKS Bhadauria Must Tread Lightly
5 years, 3 months ago

New IAF Chief’s Appointment: Why RKS Bhadauria Must Tread Lightly

The Quint  

This deal was a point of great rancour and acrimony between the ruling BJP and the Congress in the recent Lok Sabha election campaign, and it is well possible that critics may link his appointment as the CAS to all this — or as a quid pro quo for his support to the Rafale deal. However, the Rafale deal is …

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 …

Rafale-Su-30MKI jets to be potent combination against Pakistan: Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria
5 years, 5 months ago

Rafale-Su-30MKI jets to be potent combination against Pakistan: Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria

India TV News  

Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria early Friday took a sortie in an aircraft, which he described as a 'game changer'. Commenting on the development, Bhadauria said the Rafale fighter jet and Su-30MKI jets will be a deadly combination once they start operating jointly and will make India’s enemies including Pakistan worried in case of any conflict. Post the aerial conflict, the …

‘Pakistan failed to achieve objective in counter-attack’: IAF Chief BS Dhanoa
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Pakistan failed to achieve objective in counter-attack’: IAF Chief BS Dhanoa

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistan Air Force failed to achieve its objective when it launched a counter-attack on February 27 through the Nowshera sector in Jammu, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Monday, addressing a seminar in New Delhi organised to mark the birth centenary of Marshal of Air Force Arjan Singh. The Pakistan Air Force failed to …

Indian Air Force to equip Sukhoi-30 fighter jets with Spice-2000 bombs used in Balakot air strikes
5 years, 10 months ago

Indian Air Force to equip Sukhoi-30 fighter jets with Spice-2000 bombs used in Balakot air strikes

Firstpost  

The Indian Air Force is equipping its Su-30MKI aircraft with Israeli Spice-2000 bombs which were used to carry out air strikes on JeM terrorists training camp New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is equipping its Su-30MKI combat aircraft with the Israeli Spice-2000 bombs which were used by the force to carry out air strikes on the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists training camp …

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