Dassault Aviation

From Dassault to Boeing: India's military aircraft MRO dreams take flight

Local partners like the Tata Group and AIESL are also involved in setting up these domestic MRO projects, while changes in taxation policy are expected to give the ecosystem a fillip

Dassault Aviation CEO to visit India, discuss marine variant of Rafale jets

Various aspects of India's proposed purchase of 26 naval variant of the Rafale aircraft are likely to be discussed during a two-day visit to New Delhi by Eric Trappier, the chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, the maker of the jet, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Trappier arrives in Delhi on Monday to hold negotiations on the procurement, they said. In July, the defence ministry approved the purchase of the Rafale (marine) jets from France, primarily for deployment on board the indigenously-built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also pay a four-day visit to Italy and France beginning Monday to expand bilateral strategic engagements and explore industrial cooperation for joint development of military hardware. The proposed procurement of the Rafale jets by India is also likely to figure during Singh's talks with his French counterpart, Sebastian Lecornu, in Paris. It is learnt that Trappier is likely to meet Defence Secretary Giri

India selects naval variant of Rafale jets to equip navy: Dassault Aviation

The Indian government announced the selection of the naval variant of Rafale jets to equip the Indian Navy with the latest-generation fighter, Dassault Aviation, French aerospace major and maker of the aircraft, said on Saturday. The defence ministry had on Thursday approved the purchase of 26 Rafale (marine) jets from France. There was no mention of the procurement of Rafale jets in a document released following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. "The Indian Government announced the selection of the Navy Rafale to equip the Indian Navy with a latest-generation fighter," Dassault Aviation said in a statement. It said the decision came after a "successful trial campaign held in India, during which the Navy Rafale demonstrated that it fully met the Indian Navy's operational requirements and was perfectly suited to the specificities of its aircraft carrier". "The Indian Navy's 26 Rafale will eventually join the 36 Rafale already in .

Defence firm Thales faces French bribery probe over India Mirage deal

A preliminary investigation has been opened into allegations by Sanjay Bhandari, who said in a court case that he served as a middleman to help Thales win the contract

The pack is complete, says IAF as last of 36 Rafale jets land in India

With the landing of the 36th and the final fighter jet, the IAF on Thursday received the delivery of all the aircraft for which it had entered into a Rs 58,000-crore deal

India to receive 36th and final Rafale fighter jet from France by Dec 15

The French firm Dassault Aviation is also involved in the maintenance of the aircraft whose serviceability is over 75%

India may buy Rafales to give its aircraft carriers more strike options

Navy plans to buy 26 MRCBFs, so that INS Vikrant has more strike options

How capable are IAF's multirole Rafale fighter jets?

Rafale jets soared high in the Delhi sky when they made their debut in the Republic Day flypast this year. Let's answer all your questions about the 36 French-made fighter jets of the Indian Airforce

Rafale deliveries to India ahead of schedule, says French Ambassador Lenain

Aerospace major Dassault Aviation is expected to deliver all 36 Rafale jets well before the schedule despite lockdown for a few days to contain the spread of COVID-19 in France, French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain said on Friday. Speaking on the sidelines of the fourth edition of Indo-French Investment Conclave here, organised by the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI), Lenain said firms belonging to the European country have invested over 10 Billion Euros in India providing employment to 2.50 lakh Indians. "It ( delivery of aircraft) will be ahead of the schedule. We are very proud of that. In spite of Covid it has not been disturbed at all on the contrary," the envoy told PTI. India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in September 2016 for the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 58,000 crore. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29 last year "The factory producing Rafale was closed (during

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France begins judicial probe into Rafale deal with India: French media

Dassault Aviation has rejected the allegations of corruption, saying no violations were reported in the frame of the contract.

Dassault Aviation rejects fresh allegations of wrongdoing in Rafale deal

Aerospace major Dassault Aviation on Thursday rejected fresh allegations of corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal with India, saying no violations were reported in the frame of the contract.

Air Force to get 3 Rafale jets today, 10 more to join by April end

The new additions would increase the number of these planes to 21 as already 11 of these planes are flying with the Ambala-based 17 Squadron

French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash

Dassault was the eldest son of late French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose namesake Dassault Aviation, builds the Rafale war planes and owns Le Figaro newspaper

French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash

French billionaire and member of Parliament Olivier Dassault died on Sunday in a helicopter crash.

Rafale deal: CAG says Dassault Aviation, MBDA yet to fulfil obligation

The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly 4 years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France

Hunter Douglas, Siddhartha Logistics partner with Dassault's Rafale project

While Hunter Douglas India installed the metal ceiling at the aircraft's service hanger, Siddhartha Logistics Pvt Ltd holds the inventories of individual parts at its modern warehouse

Will India have an edge over Pakistan, China after all 36 Rafales join IAF?

Experts said Rafales could be a game-changer for India after all the 36 jets join the Indian Air Force as no aircraft in possession of any country in the neighbourhood will be able to match Rafale

Dassault Reliance Aerospace resumes operation at MIHAN with 25-30% strength

It plans to gradually scale up later in consultation with District Administration and MIHAN authorities

Rajnath Singh calls on French defence industry to make in India

The minister addressed CEOs of leading French defence industries and called on them to collaborate in modernising India's shipyards and defence platforms through the infusion of technology