India Finalizes Letter of Request for 114 Rafale Fighters
India has finalised the Letter of Request for 114 Dassault Rafale fighters — valued at ₹3.25 lakh crore (~$38B) — with dispatch to France expected...
Indian Air Force
Tejas Mk1A Review Pushed to June Over Integration Challenges
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have postponed a program review meeting on the Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to...
India’s 114 Rafale Deal and France’s Leverage Problem Pro
The $36–40 billion deal for 114 Rafale F4s would be the largest single Rafale order in history. But the RFP sits at Step 4 of...
After FCAS: Could an Indo-French Fighter Program Emerge? Plus Pro
In April 2018, days after India formally withdrew from the Su-57 Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program with Russia, Quwa published an analysis that identified...
The Real Reason India Wants 114 More Rafales Has Its Neighbour Worried
Recent reports indicating that the Indian Air Force (IAF) is urging the Government of India to initiate talks for an additional 114 Dassault Rafale fighters...
Dassault Delivers First Four Rafale Fighters to India
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has officially received its first four (out of an order of 36) Dassault Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft at Dassault Aviation’s...