Modi reviews IAF efforts to help fight against Covid
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New Delhi, April 28 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stressed on the need to increase the speed, scale and safety of Indian Air Force in transporting oxygen tankers and other essential materials.
The Prime Minister reviewed efforts of Air force to help in the Cover-19 related situation with Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria.
Bhadauria informed the Prime Minister that the IAF has ordered 24x7 readiness of the entire heavy lift fleet and substantial numbers of the medium lift fleets to operate in a hub and spoke model to rapidly meet all Covid related tasking across the country and overseas. Aircrew for all fleets have been augmented to ensure round the clock operations.
Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria holds talks with French Air Force Chief Gen Philippe Lavigne
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Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria holds talks with French Air Force Chief Gen Philippe LavignePTI
Last Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 01:50 PM IST
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The Indian Air Force said Gen Lavigne and Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria in their talks noted the steady growth of operational exchanges between the two forces and explored ways to expand the cooperation further.
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Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria with Gen Philippe Lavigne, Chief of Staff of French Air and Space Force
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Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria is on a five-day visit to France from Monday.
IAF Chief in France: Flags off new batch of Rafale jets for India
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Last Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 10:20 PM IST
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The arrival of the new batch of the aircraft will pave the way for the IAF to raise a second squadron of the Rafale jets. The new squadron will be based in Hasimara air base in West Bengal. The first Rafale squadron is based in Ambala air force station. A squadron comprises around 18 aircraft.
India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in September 2016 for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 58,000 crore. Dassault Aviation has delivered 14 jets to the Indian Air Force so far.
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Four more Rafale jets arrive in India from France
Four more Rafale fighter jets have arrived in India on from France, the Indian Air Force said on Wednesday. After a direct ferry from Merignac Air Base, France, the 5th batch of Rafales arrived in India on 21 April. The fighters flew a distance of almost 8,000Kms with air-to-air refuelling support by @Armee de lair and UAE AF. IAF thanks both the Air Forces for their co-operation, the IAF said in a tweet.Â
Earlier, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flagged off four Rafale fighter jets for India from a military airbase in France, people familiar with the development said.
Both the air forces have been carrying out exercise series Garuda .
New Delhi: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday held talks with Gen Philippe Lavigne, Chief of Staff of French Air and Space Force (FASF), on ways to further expand cooperation between the two sides.
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria is on a five-day visit to France from Monday. The Indian Air Force said Gen Lavigne and Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria in their talks noted the steady growth of operational exchanges between the two forces and explored ways to expand the cooperation further. Air Chief Mshl RKS Bhadauria visited @Armee de lair HQs & called on Gen Philippe Lavigne to discuss op issues common to the two Air Forces. The Chiefs noted the steady growth of operational exchanges & explored avenues to expand IAF- FASF ties, the IAF tweeted.