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India.com
3 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
India's Rafale Jets now missile-proof? This country to provide ‘decoy system' that will protect it by…, the country is.., nightmare for Pakistan due to…
India's Rafale Jets now missile-proof? This country to provide 'decoy system' that will protect it by..., the country is.., nightmare for Pakistan due to... After Operation Sindoor, Pakistan has often claimed that it can shoot down India's Rafale fighter jets, but India has always strongly denied this claim. Now, a new move by India might make Pakistan even more worried. The Indian Air Force is planning to make Rafale jets safer by adding a special system called a 'decoy system.' This system will help protect the jets from enemy missiles, especially during missions deep inside enemy areas. For this, India has ordered the X-Guard Fiber Optic Towed Decoy System from Israel. This system can trick enemy radars and pull missiles away from the real jet, helping to keep the Rafales out of harm's way. Already tested on Rafale Jets According to reports, this decoy system has already been tested successfully on Rafale jets in India. However, due to supply issues and the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, there has been a delay in the delivery. Now, the Indian government is working hard to get this system as soon as possible. Once installed, it will be a huge boost to the safety and strength of the Air Force's Rafale fleet. When Economic Times asked the Indian Air Force about this, there was no official response. The Israeli company Rafael, which makes the system, also refused to comment.


The Print
10-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
As India-Pakistan conflict escalates, Kerala Congress rakes up Rafale controversy in now-deleted X post
'De-facto Defense Minister Anil Ambani negotiating Rafale deal with French President François Hollande. He reduced the fleet size by 75%, while paying three times the price. Such a masterstroke! The price was greatly 'reduced' from UPA's ₹570 Cr to a modest ₹1,670 Cr per aircraft. Full paisa vasool!' the Kerala Congress said in an X post that is now unavailable. In posts on social media platform X on Saturday and Friday, the Kerala unit claimed that had the UPA been in power, the fighter jets could have been purchased at a lower cost along with technology transfer. New Delhi : Amid the ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan, the Kerala Congress revived its allegations about the Rafale jet deal, accusing the BJP government of increasing costs agreed to by the UPA despite a 75 percent reduction in the fleet size. The BJP's Kerala unit hit back, alleging in its own X post that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi 'didn't want India to have Rafale Jets'. The Congress responded saying, 'We aimed at Pakistan but looks like someone else got hit instead.' 'Rahul Gandhi objected the mass corruption in the name of Rafale. Even BJP's defense minister Manohar Parikkar was not involved in the negotiations done by Modi and his partner Anil Ambani. Finally Mr. Parikkar resigned unable to come to terms with scale of the scandal. If it was UPA Govt in power we could have had 126 jets at lesser cost that too with technology transfer. Do you want us to dig further and expose all those leaders involved in it? Let us know when you can stomach that,' the Kerala Congress added. These social media posts by the Congress party's Kerala unit were in stark contrast to the party high command's repeated assertions since the 22 April Pahalgam attack that the party firmly stands with the government and the armed forces, and supports every measure taken against Pakistani aggression. (Edited by Sugita Katyal) Also Read: India-Pakistan tensions trigger BJP-Congress row. UPA accused of 'passivity' in dealing with Pakistan


News18
09-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
News18 Afternoon Digest: Air Raid Sirens In Ambala, Infiltration Bid In J&K's Samba And Other Top Stories
Last Updated: News18 Afternoon Digest: We are covering air raid sirens in Ambala, infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and other top stories. In today's Afternoon Digest, News18 brings the latest updates on air raid sirens in Ambala, infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and other top stories. Air Raid Sirens Sounded In Ambala After IAF Station Warns Of Possible Attack By Pakistan An Air raid siren was sounded in Ambala after receiving a warning from the Indian Air Force Station of a 'possible attack", prompting the district administration to advise the residents to remain indoors and away from balconies. Read more Diplomacy—the quiet force behind treaties and the glue that holds global order together—often works behind the scenes to keep the world from unravelling. While military wars command headlines with their optics and immediate impact, diplomatic wars are equally critical, waged in conference rooms, through strategic negotiations, and behind closed doors where the balance of power is subtly shaped. Read more The Russian S-400 system and the Rafale Jets with SCALP Missiles — these twin weapons have proved to be the aces for India in Operation Sindoor and in the ongoing conflict with Pakistan. The Narendra Modi government got them into India's arsenal a few years ago, resisting and fighting pressure from outside and inside. Read more First Published: May 09, 2025, 13:08 IST


News18
09-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
How Modi Resisted Pressure To Get S-400 And Rafale, India's Ace Weapons Against Pakistan
Last Updated: The US, three years ago, had publicly said it was 'discouraging' India from going ahead with acquiring S-400 from Russia. The Russian S-400 system and the Rafale Jets with SCALP Missiles — these twin weapons have proved to be the aces for India in Operation Sindoor and in the ongoing conflict with Pakistan. The Narendra Modi government got them into India's arsenal a few years ago, resisting and fighting pressure from outside and inside. As India successfully thwarted a massive attack by the Pakistan armed forces using drones and other munitions on the intervening night of May 8 and 9, the importance of the S-400 air defence system was yet again proved. Not a single projectile fired by Pakistan could land on target as the S-400 defence system along with the Akash defence system effectively repulsed each attack. The munitions were fired at multiple locations, from Srinagar, Jammu City to Jaisalmer. The Modi government had to fight a lot of pressure exerted by the US when India decided to procure the S-400 defence system since 2018 in a $5 billion deal with Russia. The US, three years ago, had publicly said it was 'discouraging" India from going ahead with acquiring S-400 from Russia. Both the previous Donald Trump administration as well as the Joe Biden administration were against India getting the S-400. The former Trump administration had even threatened sanctions. But India under Modi knew how crucial the S-400 was to strengthen our air defence systems against Pakistan as well as China. Three squadrons of the S-400 have arrived and been deployed since, with more expected to be delivered this year. It is the world's premier long-range air defence weapon, capable of tracking and engaging multiple aerial targets within a range of up to 600 kilometre. Inside the Indian Air Force, it is termed as the 'Sudarshan Chakra' which can detect, track, and destroy a wide variety of airborne threats — from fighter aircraft, to UAVs and ballistic missiles. India procured 36 Rafale fighter jets since 2020 from France in a government-to-government deal, which significantly enhanced the air prowess of India, giving it an edge over the the US made F-16 fighter jets with Pakistan. India is said to have used the Rafale jets fitted with SCALP missiles to target Bahawalpur, almost 100 km deep inside Pakistan territory. And, this was without Rafale even having to cross the border, given its long-range strike capability. But the Congress party had mounted a huge political offensive against the Modi government for going ahead with the Rafale purchase in the manner it did, with Rahul Gandhi even terming it a scam during the 2019 general elections. However, Modi government did not budge citing national security. The Supreme Court threw out the legal challenges made to the deal, finding no irregularities in the decision-making process or the pricing of the Rafale fighter jets. It was a big thumbs-up. The strike by Rafale at Bahawalpur, the headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammand (JeM), led to almost the entire family of most-wanted terrorist Maulana Masood Azhar being wiped out. Among the dead is also the most wanted and the de-facto head of the Jaish, Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of Maulana Masood Azhar, and the mastermind of the IC-814 hijacking. First Published: May 09, 2025, 08:44 IST

AU Financial Review
08-05-2025
- Politics
- AU Financial Review
India and Pakistan are in a dangerous cycle of escalation over Kashmir
Kashmir has once again become one of the world's riskiest regions, caught in a major escalation of tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, whose decades-old animosity threatens regional stability. Close to midnight on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force used Rafale Jets to carry out what is being termed as the largest aerial attack on Pakistan since the 1971 war between India and Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh.