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Ukraine commits to buying 100 Dassault Aviation-produced Rafale fighter jets

The deal comes less than a month after Ukraine signed a letter of intent with Sweden for the supply of as many as 150 Saab fighter jets to Kyiv.
Published on Nov 18, 2025 01:29 am IST

Unforgettable experience: President Murmu after sortie in Rafale

President Droupadi Murmu poses for pictures before she takes a sortie in Rafale fighter jet, at Air Force Station in Haryana's Ambala. (PTI)
Published on Oct 30, 2025 08:22 am IST

President Murmu poses with Rafale pilot whom Pakistan claimed to have captured

President Murmu with Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh at the Ambala base of the Indian Air Force on Wednesday, October 29.
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 09:21 pm IST

Woman fighter pilot earns coveted flying instructor badge for the first time

Squadron Leader Shivangi receives Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) badge. (HT Photo)
Published on Oct 11, 2025 05:26 am IST

Congress demands transparency on Op Sindoor losses, cites Chief of Defence Staff

Telangana Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has asked the government to disclose details of Operation Sindoor
Updated on May 31, 2025 06:00 pm IST

Ceasefire after 4 days of fighting: What weapons did India, Pakistan use?

S-400 air defence systems played a massive role in taking down the drones sent over India by Pakistan.
Published on May 11, 2025 11:30 am IST

FIR against U.P. Cong chief over lemon-chilli remarks on Rafale jets

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai. (HT file)
Published on May 08, 2025 10:46 pm IST

Congress, allies acting as ‘fifth column’ against forces: BJP

BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised Congress for saying they support the government’s response to the Pahalgam attack, calling it fake.
Updated on May 05, 2025 06:12 pm IST

IAF jets conduct night drill on Ganga Expressway airstrip in UP's Shahjahanpur

IAF fighter jets and transport planes, including helicopters, tested the Ganga Expressway's emergency airstrip in Shahjahanpur on Friday afternoon
Published on May 03, 2025 01:23 pm IST

Vayu Shakti 2024:Which fighter jets will take part in IAF's exercise ?

Rafale fighter jets and Prachand choppers will be taking part for the first time in the exercise.
Published on Feb 02, 2024 01:43 pm IST

‘All LAC missions performed with ease': India's only female Rafale pilot

Shivangi Singh represented the Indian Air Force in the French exercise Orion in France. (ANI)
Published on May 26, 2023 12:17 am IST

Open and ready to provide India more Rafales, says French defence minister Parly

French defence minister Florence Parly said the use of Rafale jets by air forces of India and France is a “real asset and strength” for bilateral cooperation, (ANI)
Updated on Dec 17, 2021 08:41 pm IST

Three more Rafale fighter jets take off from France for IAF airbase

French manufacturer Dassault is expected to deliver all the 36 Rafale fighter jets within this year
Updated on May 05, 2021 04:39 pm IST

IAF chief Bhadauria does not rule out procurement of more Rafale fighter jets

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria addressing a press conference at Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park, in New Delhi.
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 10:22 pm IST

In a first, Rafale fighter jet to feature in Air Force Day parade

An Indian Air Force officer wearing a protective face mask walks in front of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 10, 2020.
Updated on Oct 03, 2020 04:41 pm IST

Shivangi Singh: Meet the first woman set to fly a Rafale fighter jet in India

Singh at the combined graduation parade ceremony at the IAF Academy, Dundigal, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, in 2017.
Updated on Oct 04, 2020 06:35 pm IST

News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 PM: Rajnath Singh receives India’s first Rafale jet in France, takes off for sortie and all the latest news at this hour

Rajnath Singh formally accepted the first Rafale fighter jet after India had signed a deal with the French government and Dassault Aviation in September 2016, to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets.
Updated on Oct 08, 2019 08:56 pm IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Rajnath Singh to receive 1st Rafale fighter jet shortly and all the latest news at this hour

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets with Defence Advisor to the French President, Admiral Bernard Rogel, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Singh is in France for an official handover ceremony of the first Rafale fighter jet acquired by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Updated on Oct 08, 2019 04:58 pm IST

‘Pakistani pilots training on Rafale fighter jets fake news’: France

A February report of AIN Online had gone viral claiming that the first batch of pilots trained for Qatar (which has also ordered French Rafale jets like India) in November 2017 were Pakistani exchange officers.
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 03:08 pm IST

Supreme Court rejects govt’s objections, allows use of leaked documents in Rafale case

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, in a unanimous decision, has held that it would consider the papers while examining the review petition.
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 05:10 pm IST

Secret papers in Rafale petition hurt India: Govt

A French Rafale fighter jet prepares to take off from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean sea.
Updated on Mar 14, 2019 12:59 am IST

Rafale fighter jets deal: Supreme Court to hear 2 pleas on October 10

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on October 10 two fresh public interest litigations, one seeking the details of the agreement India has entered into with France for buying 36 Rafale Fighter jets and the other seeking setting up of a special investigation team (SIT) under the supervision of the apex court to probe the deal.
Updated on Oct 09, 2018 12:11 am IST