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The base will host the latest Rafale F5 fighter jets, which will carry France's next-generation ASN4G hypersonic nuclear-armed cruise missiles, which are intended to be operational from 2035 ...

The induction of Rafale into Indian Air Force (IAF) today is expected to be a pivotal turning point that will augment the capabilities of Indian Defense Forces. Certainly a game changer by all ...

And when we got it, it was virtually in a prototype state. It took a few years to sort out all the bugs to achieve stable operations. But the Rafale comes about 10 years after the MiG-29.

Rafale Fighter Jet: France has once again emerged as the world’s second-largest exporter of weapons behind the United States. The military equipment that is drawing the most attention worldwide ...

India will buy 26 Rafale M fighter jets - i.e., the marine variants - for the Navy in a record government-to-government deal worth over Rs 63,000 crore, sources told NDTV Tuesday. These will be ...

France will order more Rafale fighter jets, French President Emmanuel Macron said, in a boost to defense manufacturer Dassault Aviation and its suppliers. Delivering an address during a visit on ...

Last year, the country's air force had 108 Rafale jets, and the navy had 41 such warplanes. France was due to receive 56 additional aircraft before Macron's announcement.

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday to increase orders for Rafale fighter jets and invest €1.5bn in an air base as part of the country's nuclear deterrence. The announcement came ...

Macron Speeds up Rafale Warplane Orders as France Invests in Nuclear Deterrence (This March 18 story has been corrected to fix the model name to F5, not S5, in paragraph 8) By Michel Rose LUXEUIL ...