DELIVERIES: Jefferies analysts expect Dassault to have delivered eight Rafale jets in the first half--of which six are for France and two for Egypt--and 12 Falcon aircraft. Dassault is targeting 25 ...

India's prized Rafale jets - once paraded as the crown jewels of its military modernisation - fell from the skies during an unprovoked escalation with its adversary, nuclear-armed neighbour, Pakistan.