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Paris: France’s top defence official warned industry that he’s prepared to requisition “personnel, stocks or production tools” from his nation’s defence industries and their subcontractors if weapons production rates are not improved. Sébastien Lecornu, France’s...

New Delhi. In a strong signal to adversaries, a top Indian Air Force (IAF) officer said once French Rafale and the Russian SU-30MKI jets combo start joint operations in the IAF, “it will be...

  New Delhi. A 120-member Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent is all set to participate in a bilateral exercise between Indian and French Air Force named Exercise ‘Garuda-VI’ in France from July 1-12. This is the...

  New Delhi. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on December 15. The Prime Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences for the victims...

  Paris. In situation seemed to a real industrial challenge, French Naval major Naval Group has completed the mid-life refit of the country’s naval aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The sole prime contractor for the...

  Paris. Defence Minister Sitharaman addressed ‘India-France Defence Engagement in a Multipolar World’ at the Institute of Strategic Research (IRSEM) in Paris on October 12. In her speech, she said that her visit is a...

  PARIS. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited France from October 11-12 for the first India-France Ministerial level annual defence dialogue with her French counterpart, the Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly. During her visit Sitharaman...