Rafale: India's Cutting Edge | NDTV EXCLUSIVE

The 101 Squadron, Indian Air Force - the 'Falcons.' Join Vishnu Som as he travels to the Falcon's nest, the Hasimara Airbase for this unique documentary on India's second Rafale fighter jet squadron. Meet the IAF's young war fighters as they defend India's airspace in the Eastern sector. Candid conversations with pilots, maintenance crews and a full interview of the Air Officer Commanding in Chief of the IAF's Eastern Air Command.
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[@julienstephan8027]

France and India : A Perfect Collaboration !!!..... Soon Rafale "M SERIES" for Indian marine and aircraft carriers 💪💪💪💪

[@jbqu3142]

More like N series, for Navy

[@julienstephan8027]

@@jbqu3142 "M" series for "Rafale Marine".... Not N....

[@jbqu3142]

@@julienstephan8027 d’accord! J’ignorais.

[@gsbeak]

Frenchman here. I'm very glad to see that our friends from the Indian Air Force seem to love their French birds ! I hope they'll get more and for your Navy too ! I'm also impressed by the professionalism shown by the pilots and ground crews.

[@randm2901]

I once visited an air force training base in south india and admired the Soviet french and indian fighter jets. Indian indigenous 5th gen jet is also near completion ❤

[@TheVanquisherGaming]

🇮🇳 🇫🇷

[@RDd188]

India only country where lethal birds from Russia, US, France fly together in unison.

[@subho746]

Thanks for constant support from your government..we will never forget the the kargil war time help..

[@anjumasif1737]

Don't worry, India will soon defame French Rafale reputation, like it do with Soviet MiG-21.

[@vitsutikhirvitsu8963]

Love from nagaland india Jai Hind Jai Bharat...

[@bigtexan7562]

Impressive Air Marshal. Polite, humble, intelligent and well, spoken. Total professional….

[@frednoname3714]

Yes !! Yes !! Very high class we have same kinds of men here in FR after terrain they go to "school of war" école de guerre. Exactly like somekind of Harvard for militaries sure this man is impresiv brillant calme etc . Would be a pleasue to obey. And for me FR understood 95% !

[@sabyasachipaldas2757]

True that! Extremely impressive

[@beufa7990]

Namasté from France 🇫🇷🙏🏻. Beautiful vidéo for the most beautiful and best fighter with your best pilots. 💪🏻🙏🏻🇫🇷

[@uddhavraonimbalkar4436]

Salute to the Indian Air Force👍👍👍👍👍

[@lucasprescilla5997]

J'espère que l'Inde va vraiment aimer nos super avions de chasse rafale qui il faut bien l'avouer est vraiment un des 3 meilleurs avions de chasse au monde si ce n'est un des meilleurs. Force et amitié au force armé de l'air Indienne. 🇲🇫🤝🇮🇳👌💪

[@flywithvaibhav]

What a fine gentleman Air Marshall is. Reminds me of Field Marshal Sam Bahadur

[@bo2web]

Tricolors ! 🇨🇵 🇮🇳 Best greetings from France. Hope Dassault will make a production line in India.

[@shashwatshrey9248]

Yup, We'll soon have Rafale M for the Indian Navy. And the deal for 114 Rafales is around the corner. With many more to come.

[@semmoney5686]

As a Dutch with indian roots, Feeling very proud and happy to see What the Falcons are doing and what an level of advancement they have achieved till date. Jai hind Jai Bharat

[@worldpeace5853]

Air Marshal SP Dharkar is so pleasant when he speaks.

[@zarvanali888]

36 Rafale are simply not enough. India should have ordered 100 at least. Even right now India is wasting time in testing new MMRCA planes. Just order 126 more Rafale Trench 4.

[@digitalcommunist6335]

Absolutely!

[@H3x4r35]

Merci à l'Indian Air Force et bons vols. Jai Hind.

[@MegaApurv007]

Thank you and merci

[@premjitc]

Air Marshal Dharkar is a stellar officer of the IAF. Truly a person to emulate. What humility, what beautiful expressions and such great command over the language.

[@shilpobrotoganguly7669]

India needs at least two more Rafale squadron for Hasimara and Ambala so that more numbers of fighters are patrolling in the Air. Currently India's AWACS strength are not in required numbers so Airforce need to keep pressure on government of india. I wonder if we have any AWACS deployed in the eastern region. Not sure why we are not procuring more Advance Phalcon AWACS from Israel in parallel developing our own system. It will take time for us to build advance sensors and masters in the weaponry. Airforce need force multiplier from fighter aircraft, AWACS, Mid Air refuller, Combat Capable UAV and multi layered missile defence systems.

[@gautammullick188]

Agree 💯

[@rahulkapur687]

What a magnificent beast flown by our exceptional young air warriors! Respect 🙏 🇮🇳

[@apurvnandy3077]

It has been a delight to watch Vishnu Som all these years, allowing us to have an insight into all the "birds" of our air force .. but reinforced aircraft shelters/hangars like that of the Chinese would have been better, It is vulnerable to attacks

[@yashkumar8534]

actually the hangers u see are used to keep ready to fly fighters....other fighters are kept in flame busters that are made of very thick concrete and steel and even camouflaged from bombing run .... so iaf is all prepared .... from not an inch less in operation readiness compared to china

[@LOLOVAL-os3pq]

and you think we can't see in advance the arrival of Chinese planes???? in France, we have an OTH or Trans Horizon radar, it is located 60 km west of Paris, everyone knows it in Europe, even the Russians, it is so powerful and efficient, which detected the takeoff of the Ariane rocket in Kourou in South America, more than 7000 km, we can follow air traffic over Ukraine and a large part of Russia close to Europe, we can even follow the planes which ride on the slopes, even beyond the horizon line!! it is called the NOSTRADAMUS, it is made up of 3 branches spaced 120° apart from a central point, each branch 120 meters long is equipped with several dozen dipole type antennas! it managed to follow a 4x4 in the dunes of the Sahara, yes, it even detects on the ground! and he followed 2x American B2 type stealth bombers more than 2000 km away! same transponder turned off or without Luneburg lenses! we have another OTH radar in the south of France, which monitors the Mediterranean Sea!! he can follow all the boats! it's the TRADIVARIUS (named after the Italian violin or cello manufacturer! nothing can escape them! so before Chinese planes arrive, the Rafales will already have taken off, it takes 6 minutes in France to get our Rafales off the ground!

[@subhamganguly4417]

Glad to see how our forces are being improving in all respects....❤❤ Jai hind

[@adityapratapsinghpanwar9357]

We need 120 of such rafale

[@shashankragireddy3489]

finally Vishnu Som does a good show, hope to see more

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

yes, the Rafale is a truly exceptional aircraft, it can do everything with remarkable brilliance, it considerably strengthens the Indian Air Force! well done India!

[@maverickbeyondlimits9847]

S400 and Rafaels and true firepower we have to protect Siliguri

[@anubratachakraborty1370]

*Hasara air base is as close as 40km from my home. We see Rafale sorties several times in a year.*

[@surajbarthwal7947]

kudos to this news channel who are not just focusing on entertainment massala news but some real thing. I wish other news channels could learn something from em.

[@antoinedoyen7452]

Happy to see you love our Rafales! They are very good planes!

[@paulbourguignon3632]

French here. Just to send you all our love and support to India and the Indian people. I’m glad you fly that wonderull aircraft and to be your Allie.

[@joshknight9210]

Wow!! What a personality, what a LEADER. Rest assured my fellow Indians..our skies are safe and secured. Jai Hind!

[@robertpatrick3350]

Rafale is a smart choice for India it’s a great platform and a step away from Russian military tech which has consistently underperformed in its invasion of Ukraine. India should consider the carrier version as well as it allows easy conversion between both forces in the event of a naval or land conflict.

[@gregoirenoble1564]

Rafale M has been chosen by India as well ;-)

[@MonBilly78]

Great fighter jets for a great army! Well done India!

[@PrashantSharma-sc8xw]

Exceptional!

[@babinghosh]

Excellent👌JAI HIND❤🙏🇮🇳

[@miked999]

One more step towards an independent Tibet!

[@user-sg2uk4zc7b]

Looking at world conditions. India should buy 250 Rafales ASAP.

[@methodchaining]

At 4:01 the pilot in frame is the same one who can also be seen in "Extreme flight" documentary by Natgeo commanding the Su-30. Only the best pilots qualified on multiple types.

[@ishaan863]

More interviews like this please!! The conversation with AIr Marshall Dharkar was the most insightful conversation over these jets in recent memory. Factual information straight from the air force.

[@Siddharth_Rao]

Wonderful and insightful piece by Vishnu and his team. The interaction with the young pilots and watching the ritual of initiation of a young pilot to his first solo flight on Rafale was awesome. And Vishnu, I would gladly trade my job for yours.

[@thierrytindeliere6379]

Impression développent of rafale skills in india Congratulations from a french friend Go on

[@arunthakur19]

What an insightful man Air Marshal sir is, really impressive to just hear him. But I couldnt help notice one thing, while they showed hardened pens/bunker being built of Chinese side, we had only open air shelter and hangars for our such prized aircrafts specially when Hasimara is so close to Chinese border or maybe they do have hardened bunkers on our side as well but we didn't see in the show.

[@user-gc8pc3ol6l]

Absolutely needed. You don't want to lose your front line aircraft to any pre-emptive strike.

[@skp7191]

IAF should now start more open to acquire Indigenous technology instead of just focusing on acquiring from outside

[@kroooassant9899]

They will, dassault has manufacturing in india now it's part of strategic alliance, you dont build rafales like hotcakes you need qualified people.

[@2km223]

173 Tejas Mk1A and 10 Tejas trainers have been ordered. Tejas Mk2 and AMCA under development so they are focusing.

[@2km223]

@@kroooassant9899 Dassault isn't manufacturing in India. Who told you?

[@kroooassant9899]

@@2km223 read again and look for info yourslef, I worked for Safran on their turbines I kinda know a little what I am saying get your info on youtube that's great

[@osowiecwalking9434]

do u think building new aircraft is easy.

[@trident56]

We should have ordered at least 36 more.

[@psyayimwone]

110 more will be flying here soon

[@RajarshiChakraborti17]

Vishnu Som❤❤❤

[@anwarsadat2334]

Very good discussion. Good to see the expansive points of view at the higher level. Impressive. Great team spirit. India's security is in good hands with these air warriors.

[@chetakchetak]

🔥rafel legendary of bharath air forces.

[@gouravmisra2317]

Namaste sir good afternoon 🎉🎉💜❤️ Heartiest salute entire all team members 🎉🎉 Jay hind ❤❤ jai bharat 🎉🎉 saath ek lakshya bhed 🎉🎉

[@gouravmisra2317]

WATCHING FROM INDIA SIR 🎉🎉

[@sanmarino647]

Proud of our Armed Forces and Specially Squadron 101 serving at Tibetan Border. Cheers for our young Fighter Falcons and the technical team. NDTV was a mouthpiece and doing propaganda of Congress Party right before 2019 Lok Sabha elections & casting aspersions on induction of RAFALE JETS, now they are visiting our Air bases shamelessly. Same old suspects…….from old NDTV. We all love our country & will make sure that Congress Party never comes to power again. May our country grow by leaps and bounds. It’s Bharat’s time to Shine ✨.

[@RDd188]

Wonderful short Fiilm..

[@johnbev2336]

Going back to 1962, I have personally seen different airport, known personal. IAF has always trained to the highest standard. The keeler brothers that were heroes, I have close friends of the family. Gnats that are antics compare to the latest. I salute them for protecting the country

[@remihuber]

India. Independance. Ingeniosity.

[@ratulghosh8174]

Thanks for this documentary on Rafales managed by the Indian Air Force. Great to learn more about these fighter planes from Air Marshal SP Dharkar

[@kiransrinivasan3321]

Superb program, Vishnu, in your inimitable style and grace/humility. And the AM - What a thorough officer and gentleman! In Lean manufacturing terms, a true “Servant-Leader”, humble, articulate/well-spoken; knows the value of the foot soldier/airman and none of the pompous and ceremonial aura staff/command officers often project! IAF is truly well-served by such officers and of course, equally capable frontline forces (including the unsung heroes, the ground personnel)! Remembering my late uncle, who sadly perished way too young in a crash; commanded 108 Sqn. 🙏🙌 And of course, last but not least, the machine itself! Reliable, sophisticated yet rugged, another in a series of truly global products from France! Applaud this government’s sense of urgency and purpose to upgrade service capabilities! Long-neglected, hoping this momentum continues. Kudos…enjoy such presentations. 🙏

[@jeanlucdelorme6482]

contens de voir que nos rafale vous aide bien pour protéger votre pays vive la vive l inde big up

[@ashfaqueali555]

A good Product of Luxury Quality

[@ranjithm1648]

Need 4 more rafale squd

[@RichardMuchaile-rc5bc]

Best jet in the world

[@user-rw7kr7jb5w]

proudful good.

[@sonawm]

The earlier plan was to procure 100+ aircraft so why only 36 were procured? Now we need stealth aircrafts in sufficient numbers to counter threat from northern border

[@_itachi7904]

Whenever I travels through hashi mara I see those birds ....what a sight

[@ketanbhatt2539]

Jay hind

[@AskaniBalochScandinevia]

Lucky Guys by having best job in the the world 🌎

[@ramamurtipaluri2420]

One thing I can tell you is we are in safe hands.

[@Steora-br2rz]

Make more videos on Indian forces ❤🇮🇳

[@anuragamngo5563]

JAI HIND

[@mahuja]

Do one for Tejas

[@techstepman]

this is all nice but there is no hasimara base addon for msfs. Somebody make one!

[@madpriyajan04]

With Astra mk3, Rudram mk3, SAAW and Brahmos NG integrated it would be force to reckon with sky.

[@0123__]

💪🇮🇳

[@saigopal5086]

For your kind information, we didn't build this cutting-edge fighter jet, we just borrowed it from France.

[@ramanathan7823]

We bought it.

[@Siddharth_Rao]

Did Vishnu interview the next Chief of IAF?

[@col.waltervonschonkopf69]

C'mon, now! What difference are two squadrons going to make? By the by, I bet they won't even let an Angiveer touch the Rafale. 😂

[@1021132]

All the fighter pilots are wearing a similar kind of watch is that Garmin

[@naughtyboy1500]

Its french cuttinf edge tech.. What the fish?

[@miteshghadi3146]

More 114 Rafale are on order in MRFA tender .

[@indiaone3045]

vishnu som has chosen to stay with NDTV after the take over by Adani not expected out of him , nevertheless the coverage was Excellent

[@sanjaydoijad2290]

Superb! Iam a pride Indian to understand the enormous capabilities of IAF ! Hatt's off!

[@srinathramanathan49]

Jai Hind 🙏🙏🙏

[@Bankuvlogs751]

Kindly audit your subtitles NDTV.

[@sameers4u2c]

❤❤❤

[@howsthejosh3198]

❤

[@soumeshroy6997]

🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@amitroy2404]

Best in the world

[@gazorpbazorp]

Bharat Mata Ki Jai

[@DS-ze5wv]

Congratulations

[@yashmaurya165]

proud of our air force please do a similar documentary on tejas mark 1

[@lalitmohanray4921]

So ncei

[@sumanghosh5135]

Even if one imagines Rafale to be the best fighter in the world, there is no evidence of its indigenisation, at least I can't find any. On the other hand, China whom Rafales are supposed to counter, is using world-class pulsating production lines to speed up deliveries of its advanced J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth jet fighters. Pulsed production lines are manufacturing systems that use intermittent production cycles, where production occurs in short bursts or pulses, followed by periods of rest or downtime. The application of the new pulsating production lines and domestic engines had pushed the number of J-20s to equal, or even exceed, the number of US F-22 Raptors. Few Rafales will be no competition to PLAAF. China would be able to produce J-20s at its will, but India will not be able to import as many as it will need if a confrontation really happens - Dassault is already hard-pressed to scale up production to meet India's 84 import order besides its existing commitment to the French Armed Forces.

[@tuhinkar8312]

Wooo🥵🥵🥵🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@JNPN]

Chinese whisper 😅😅😅😅 well played sir well played 😅😅😅👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@BittuG9]

Long range missiles india should focus on

[@joeybenra]

FREE TIBET …. Make 🇮🇳 Great Again !!

[@pv.unmesh3203]

Thank you everybody🙏🙏🙏

[@cyycher]

new boss new cameras

[@chaimanju]

Look how this fellow Vishnu Som is seated with legs crossed in front of our heroes. In any occasions one gets to know the discipline, but this one stands out of his view towards the braves . What is he after all? Ndtv culture is evident

[@sriharshacv7760]

It is not India's cutting edge. It is a stop gap till Tejas is perfected (Mark 2 had already come a long way). Never rely on foreigners for critical technology. It WILL bite us in the long run (esp. when we at the time when we would strongly require their support)

[@hvacgar2]

hope they dont crash

[@samueldiaw4775]

Rafales are GOOD. But, SU57 Talon is THE BEST AI fighter jet really!

[@sureshrao2695]

What impressive ???? IAF has just 36 Rafaels and it is 8 years since that first order and no progress since. What a great misfortune !!!!

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

13:11 lol WION running on tv in background

[@jamesjones3799]

The only thing I love that is cutting edge about this is the videography

[@ramamurtipaluri2420]

Can someone tell me whether the planes are parked in the open or are kept in underground pens. I still remember what Pakistanis did to our Kalaikunda airbase in 1965 war.