Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has questions to answer over the Rafale fighter deal controversy. New corruption allegations in tainted fighter jet deal could hit ruling BJPвЂ™s electoral chances at upcoming crucial state polls. The fighter jets were formally inducted into the IAF in September 2020. Rafale jet scandal dropping political bombs on Modi. It may be noted that the IAF is expecting deliveries of all 36 fighter jets by April 2022. Pointing out at the 'cooperation' and 'trust' shared between both India and. Deliveries of 36 jets expected by April 2022 The 8.9 billion deal for the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft from France will likely be delayed due to a AgustaWestland bribery scandal and a cautious government in India. Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler Wednesday said there was no 'scandal' associated with the Rafale deal. India signed a contract for 36 fighter jets with French defence major Dassault in 2016, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France.ДЄccording to a report in Hindustan Times, four aircraft were slated to reach India, however, only three jets took off due to the unavailability of mid-air refuellers. This is the sixth batch of Rafale fighter aircraft received by the IAF. DassaultвЂ™s rebuttal comes days after a French website 'Mediapart' alleged that the company paid nearly one million Euros to an Indian middleman.

New Delhi: A batch of three Rafale fighter aircraft landed in India on Thursday after taking off from Bordeaux, France, the Indian Air Force (IAF) sources were quoted as saying by news agency ANI.В According to reports, the three aircraft landed at Ambala airbase on Thursday, thus taking the total number of delivered fighter jets to 23. Rafale Deal: French aerospace giant 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.

The Rafale participates in permanent Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) / air-defense / air sovereignty missions, power projection and. It fully complies with the requirement to carry out the widest range of roles with the smallest number of aircraft. Rafale (file photo) | Photo Credit:В Twitter The Rafale, with its Omnirole capabilities, is the right answer to the capability approach selected by an increasing number of governments.

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