Reliance Defence issued a statement saying that the "proposed MoU" mentioned in a purported email cited by Congress chief was a reference to its cooperation with Airbus Helicopter and not with the Rafale jet deal.
February 12, 2019Madhavan's reply came when he was asked to clarify whether Hindustan Aeronautics Limited had been deprived of an offset contract from the Rafale deal.
November 7, 2018Rahul Gandhi also alleged that CBI chief Alok Verma was removed as he wanted to investigate the deal.
November 2, 2018The first hearing in the matter, NDTV informed the exchanges, is scheduled for 26 October in Ahmedabad City Civil Court.
October 20, 2018However, Dassault has declined the claim by the media report and reiterated that it had 'freely chosen' Reliance Defence as the offset partner.
October 11, 2018The controversy over the Rafale deal escalated after Hollande said that France had no role in the selection of Anil Ambani's company as India offset partner for Rafale-maker Dassault.
October 10, 2018Hollande, who left office in May last year, said on Friday during a trip to India that French jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation had been given no choice about its local partner in a 2016 deal with the Indian administration.
September 24, 2018Antton Rouget said Hollande told him it was the Indian government that had proposed the name of Reliance.
September 23, 2018The Congress and other opposition parties latched on to the report and stepped up their attack on the Modi government over the deal.
September 21, 2018A war of words has broken out between the Congress and the BJP on the Rafale aircraft deal, even sucking in the air force chief, who felt it essential to clear the air. It has led to press conferences from both sides, with each blaming the other for dragging its feet on defence procurements and …
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November 21, 2017Months after India and US signed a key logistics pact, Reliance Defence and Engineering Monday announced an agreement with the American Navy for repair and alteration services for warships of the largest forward- deployed Seventh Fleet operating in the region. The Seventh Fleet's area of responsibility includes the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean and at …
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February 13, 2017Reliance Defence is one of the only two companies which qualified for an order from the Defence Ministry for six submarines worth more than Rs 60,000 crore, as part of India’s submarines programme, parent firm Reliance Infrastructure said on Tuesday. "We are one among two companies that can be part of warships and submarine projects. …
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September 27, 2016Reliance Defence has won a contract for the refit of three naval warships at its facility at Pipavav in Gujarat, sources said. The value of the order is pegged at Rs.300 crore. The refit of the three warships — identified as survey ship INS Jamuna, fleet tanker INS Deepak and patrol vessel INS Savitri — …
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September 22, 2016