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Topic: Dassault Aviation

‘Combat proven’, multi-tasker: All about Rafale M fighter aircraft India is set to buy from France

Smruti Deshpande -
New Delhi: India is planning to buy 26 Rafale Marine fighter aircraft from France to arm its indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, with the deal...

France’s Rafale jets are frontrunner in race for Indian Navy contract

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Forward movement by the Indian Navy would mean that the proposal for more Rafale jets for the IAF is also likely to gather speed.

Rafale or Super Hornets are ‘interim arrangement’ only, says Navy on mega fighter deal

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Vice Admiral Ghormade said the indigenous Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter is the future of Indian Navy and the force is working closely with DRDO to make the project a success.

Eye on mega deal with Navy, Dassault will fly Rafale Marine to India in 2022 for showcase trip

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Dassault Aviation had been in talks with Navy for the naval version of Rafale even before the French giant signed the contract for 36 air force fighters in 2016.

Rafale deal faces new controversy over ‘suspicious payments’ to middleman arrested by ED

Snehesh Alex Philip -
French media reports that country's corruption watchdog flagged payments made by Dassault Aviation to Defsys Solutions, company owned by Sushen Gupta who was arrested in VVIP chopper scam.

CAG report flags vendors’ ‘dilly-dallying’ on offsets deals, cites Rafale as example

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The CAG made the observations in its latest report, which was tabled in Parliament Wednesday.

Rafale production halts in France due to COVID-19, jets’ delivery to India could be delayed

Snehesh Alex Philip -
If the production facility in France remains shut beyond 31 March, the delivery schedule of Rafale fighter jets to India could get impacted.

Advantage Rafale? Foreign firms want clarity from IAF on ‘staggered’ purchase of fighters

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The firms believe that staggered buying allows an advantage to Dassault Aviation, which manufactures the Rafale aircraft.

India begins manufacturing parts for Rafale fighter jets in Nagpur 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Nagpur facility, joint venture of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence & French firm Dassault Aviation, initially meant to make parts of only Falcon business gets.

Sweden’s Saab wants control on manufacturing if it wins $15 billion IAF fighter jet deal

N.C. Bipindra -
The Swedish manufacturer is in the running to supply 114 Gripen fighters to IAF in a deal valued at more than $15 billion.
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