The document seeks maintenance, logistics and technical support for the fleet, with an estimated 2,250 flying hours planned during the five-month support period. The bridge support arrangement is intended to ensure uninterrupted operations until a long-term support contract is finalised.

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India's defence acquisition council has cleared the purchase of 114 Rafale fighter jets. The Defence Acquisition Council, led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, also cleared the procurement of additional P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft for the navy and advanced high-altitude pseudo-satellites. 


India Clears Proposal to Buy 114 Rafale Jets  

DAC approves 114 Rafale jets from France for IAF; 90 to be manufactured in India

India became a republic on January 26, 1950, when the Constitution of India came into force, replacing the Government of India Act, 1935. The annual celebration has been held without interruption since then, making the starting point of the count both clear and historically fixed.

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India has approved its largest-ever defence acquisition, clearing the purchase of 114 Rafale fighter jets to boost the Indian Air Force’s combat capabilities.

India approves largest-ever defence acquisition of 114 Rafale fighter jets

Operation Sindoor was India retaliation against the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Under the operation, India targeted nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

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The missiles, developed by the European defence consortium MBDA, are intended to strengthen India’s Rafale fleet and ensure unmatched aerial dominance in future engagements.

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President Droupadi Murmu takes a sortie in Rafale at Ambala, Haryana

India has raised two operational Rafale squadrons—No. 17 ‘Golden Arrows’ based in Ambala, Haryana, and No. 101 ‘Falcons’ based in Hasimara, West Bengal. This east-west deployment reflects India's need to counter both Pakistan and China simultaneously.

Operation Sindoor: Which Indian bases are home to Rafale fighter jets?

With its ability to conduct multiple mission types in a single sortie—including air defence, reconnaissance, and nuclear deterrence—the Rafale is a major force multiplier.

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The Indian Armed Forces launched a series of targeted strikes under Operation Sindoor on terror 
 camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The success of this operation reveals the edge of India's Rafale over Pakistan's F-16 jets when they are put head-to-head.


Operation Sindoor: How India’s Rafale scores over Pakistan’s F-16

India has approved a ₹63,000 crore deal to purchase 26 Rafale-M (Marine) fighter jets from France, marking a significant boost to its naval capabilities. The deal strengthens India’s defense preparedness, especially for aircraft carriers like INS Vikrant. The Rafale-M jets are specially designed for naval operations and will enhance India's maritime security posture in the Indo-Pacific region.

India clears biggest-ever fighter jet deal with France, 26 Rafale marine jets for navy approved

Indian defence ministry on Thursday (July 13) approved plans to purchase 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines for the Indian Navy from France.

India approves purchase of 26 Rafale jets, 3 Scorpene submarines from France

India's Prime minister Narendra Modi will be attending the French Bastille Day Celebrations as the guest of honour. The prime minister is also expected to sign some major defence deals with the French government while there on his two-day trip. The invitation is being seen as a departure from tradition by the French government as it rarely invites foreign dignitaries for its Bastille Day Celebrations.

France to celebrate Bastille Day with India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to sign a deal to purchase 26 Dassault Rafale-Maritime (M) fighter jets from France for the navy for operations onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.

India to get more Rafales? PM Modi likely to sign Rafale-Marine jets deal for navy during France visit

Three Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will take part in the flypast over the Champs Elysees, Paris along with other French Air assets in July, the release revealed.

France's Bastille Day parade: IAF's Rafale jets to take part, PM Modi will be guest of honour

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Pakistan has inducted a squadron of Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets. Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says the jets are a 'counter' to India's Rafale jets. Are they really? Palki Sharma has this to say.

Gravitas: This is Pakistan's 'counter' to Rafale jets

India will receive the sixth batch of three Rafale fighter jets from France on Wednesday, said the Embassy of India in France. "Next batch of three #Rafales leave from France to India today; wished the pilots smooth flight and safe landing," India in France wrote in a tweet.

India to receive sixth batch of three Rafale fighter jets from France

Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India said that five extra Rafale jets will be ferried to India by the end of April. This would be other than three Rafale which is arriving on Wednesday.

French Envoy: 5 Rafale jets will be delivered to India by April end

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