Following the arrival of the new batch, the number of Rafale jets with the IAF went up to 24.
Having already received around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the Indian Air Force would start upgrading its fleet of French-origin fighters from January 2022, with India specific enhancements.
With the arrival of the three jets, the size of the Rafale fleet has increased to 14.
Cyber criminals are targeting enterprises and consumers based in tier-III cities. Internet bots (derived from the word web robots) are software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet. They are used for both commercial as well as malicious purposes.
India will get its first upgraded Mirage 2000 later this month from France under a Rs 10,000 crore deal.
The Rafales could begin combat operations by September-October, reports Ajai Shukla.
Internet users in India is attracting cyber criminals, as these are first-timers, who can be duped easily
Symantec report says India saw 6% of social media scams globally in 2014
On the pricing issue, Eric Trappier said that the present aircraft are cheaper by 9 per cent.
'Make in India' will be central to Mr Modi's visit to Europe and Canada. It is difficult to predict what will happen with the Rafale deal, but if it goes through, it will undoubtedly become the 'Mother' of all 'Make in India' projects,' says Claude Arpi.
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