French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation is setting up a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility near Noida for Indian Air Force’s French-origin fighter jets Rafale and Mirage 2000, officials aware of the development said on Tuesday. The Indian Air Force operates a fleet of 36 Rafales and around 50 Mirage 2000s. The new company Dassault Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul India …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — France announced multibillion-euro deals Friday to sell fighter planes and combat helicopters to the United Arab Emirates, aiming to boost military cooperation with its top ally in the Persian Gulf amid their shared concerns about Iran. Charles Forrester, a senior analyst at Janes, said the fighter “will significantly upgrade UAE’s airpower capabilities in terms of …
The first batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft on Monday took off from France for India, nearly four years after the two countries inked an inter-governmental agreement to supply 36 of the multi-role jets to the Indian Air Force under a ₹59,000-crore deal. The fleet, comprising three single seater and two twin seater aircraft, is scheduled to arrive at Ambala …
