Combat Aircraft  

India is preparing to induct its first Rafale plane in September next year, and has already paid over Rs 25,000 crore to France for the 36 combat aircraft, for which a deal was signed in September 2016.

The projects that missed the deadline included the production of Sukhoi-30 planes which has been delayed by three years, production of Jaguar Darin IIi planes which has been delayed by six years, upgrade of the Mirage 2000 which has been delayed by two years. The Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) project has also been delayed by five years.

The FTC-2000G, a new multirole combat aircraft developed for export by the state-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China, made its debut flight on Friday in the southwest Guizhou province, state-run China Daily reported.
 

The French govt debunked Rahul Gandhi's claims in Parliament that he was told by French president Emanuel Macron that there was no secrecy pact between the two countries on the procurement of the Rafale combat aircraft

In reply to a parliamentary question, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre today said the Air Force in last four years has lost 24 combat aircraft in which 39 people have been killed