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Defence minister Rajnath Singh received the first Rafale fighter jet in France while the nation observed Indian Air Force Day wherein Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew the MiG-21 Bison during a fly past. A drone that entered India from Pakistan’s side left the Border Security Force on high alert near Punjab. Watch top news in 100 seconds only on MyNation
 

Defence experts on Monday hailed the arrest of a JeM operative from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, terming it a big success for security forces in the Valley. India has received first tranche of details about financial accounts of its residents in Swiss banks under a new automatic exchange of information framework between the two countries, marking a significant milestone in the fight against black money suspected to be stashed abroad. Here's the latest news of the day from across the country on MyNation in 100 seconds.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh, will be on a three-day visit to France where he would receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets manufactured for India

Defence minister Rajnath Singh is to meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on October 8 before receiving the first Rafale jet manufactured for India. Singh is likely to fly a sortie of the Indian Rafale aircraft in France on the same day.

The Su-30 MKI fighter jet was on a routine training mission and crashed in a paddy field in Assam and burst into flames
 

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who will be awarded the Vir Chakra, along with pilots of the five Mirage-2000 fighter jets that took part in Balakot strikes are likely to receive top military awards.

Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist training camp in Balakot following the Pulwama terror attack

French ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler has stated that the first Rafale fighter aircraft will arrive in India in two months, 'perfectly on time'

 

The integration of the missiles with the jets aims at reinforcing the combat capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF)

Facing a dipping number of fighter jets in India, PM Modi signed an SOS deal. In 2016, an inter-governmental deal was signed with France to purchase "ready-made" 36 Rafale aircraft from Dassault aviation. 
 

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa flew a dual and three solo sorties while flying a MiG-21 Type 96 fighter jet at Sulur airbase

The Defence giant Lockheed Martin is trying to make this deal sound interesting for India, but it still has to face a stiff competition from other manufacturers based out of the US, Europe and Russia who are also pitching their latest fighter jet for this mega-deal

The aim was to use the civil airport in case of any eventuality, validate the fighter operations procedure, familiarise the crew and pilots about the Air Field and coordinate with civil agencies for these operations. 

In December, the apex court had rejected the petition that accused the government of deliberately procuring 36 Rafale fighter jets at an inflated price to help Anil Ambani’s newly formed defence firm get an offset contract with jet-maker Dassault Aviation.