Navy team has already visited Ambala air station where IAF has kept one squadron of Rafales to understand commonalities of maintenance that can be pursued.
The first mega deal likely to get the green light from the defence ministry is the procurement of 100 additional Vajra K-9 howitzers. The government will also name the new Army chief this month.
INS Vikrant, which is undergoing a scheduled compulsory refit/maintenance process, will likely use Indian Navy’s MiG 29K fighters to become fully operational in the meantime.
Team will be led by a senior Naval officer while French side will be led by their defence ministry. There are India-specific requirements that will be discussed by the 2 sides.
Ahead of his two-day visit, Modi tells French financial daily 'Les Echo' that France has supported India in difficult times. Many big-ticket defence deals in pipeline during PM's trip.
Indian Navy has shortlisted Rafale-M fighter jets for its aircraft carrier operations as against American F/A 18 Super Hornets. French want India to purchase 3 Scorpene submarines.
Congress claims proposal is for India to buy single drone for Rs 880 crore, three days after MoD said that 'price & other terms of conditions of purchase are yet to be finalised'.
The Chinese have increased their state of alertness in wake of the IAF exercise and have deployed airborne early-warning aircraft at its Shigatse airport.
More than 60 per cent of the suits remain pending after two years of having been filed, and this proportion is agnostic to whether the suit is a commercial or ordinary suit.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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