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The Rafale deal controversy is a political controversy in India related to the purchase of 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft for a price estimated at €7.87 billion (₹58,891 Crore) by the Defence Ministry of India from France's Dassault Aviation. The origin of the deal lies in the Indian MMRCA competition, a multi-billion dollar contract ...
Dassault Rafale. The Dassault Rafale ( French pronunciation: [ʁafal], literally meaning "gust of wind", [ 3] or "burst of fire" in a more military sense) [ 4] is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is intended to perform ...
The Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft ( MMRCA) competition in India, also known as the MRCA tender, was a competition to supply 126 multi-role combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Defence Ministry had allocated ₹ 55,000 crore (US$6.6 billion) at 2008 prices for the purchase of these aircraft, [2] making it India's single largest ...
Chowkidar Chor Hai ( Hindi: चौकीदार चोर है, lit. 'The watchman is a thief') is a Hindi slogan used by the Indian National Congress (INC) in its election campaign for the 2019 Indian general election. The slogan was coined by the then INC president, Rahul Gandhi, against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) affiliated ...
Qatar Emiri Air Force. The Qatar Emiri Air Force ( Arabic: القوات الجوية الأميرية القطرية, romanized : Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah) ( QEAF) is the air arm of the armed forces of the state of Qatar. It was established in 1974 as a small aerial support wing, although in modern times it has evolved into ...
Indian Su-30MKI and Tejas with French Rafale in the middle of the formation during Exercise Garuda 2022. Indo-French Air Force Exercise Garuda IV was held at Istres air base in France from 14 to 25 June 2010. The Indo-French Joint Naval Exercise Varuna was conducted in the Mediterranean Sea, off the port of Toulon from 19 to 22 July 2012. The ...
INS Vikrant ( pronounced [vikraːnt̪ə]) [ 20] is an aircraft carrier in service with Indian Navy. The carrier is India's fourth carrier and the first to be built in India. It was constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala. The namesake Vikrant is a tribute to India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (1961).
The source quoted by PTI claims a saving of 750 million from the UPA-era deal, which was a deal for 126 aircraft with local production for 108 while the new deal for 36 aircraft. Whenever other sources have made claims of savings, they have always presented a basis for comparison.