{
  "id": 11671826,
  "title": "Delay in induction of new fighter jets hurting IAF, says Air Chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/delay-in-induction-of-new-fighter-jets-hurting-iaf-says-air-chief",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T11:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delay-in-induction-of-new-fighter-jets-hurting-iaf-says-air-chief-101791026212079.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Under the MRFA model being considered, the Rafales will be made in India by French plane maker Dassault Aviation and a local partner",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "‘A lesson for us’: IAF chief AP Singh on Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, Russia's Su-57 jets, AMCA fifth-gen, honeytrap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/a-lesson-for-us-iaf-chief-ap-singh-on-flydubai-captain-smit-machchhar",
        "published": "2026-10-03T08:14:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "IAF needs 36-40 jets annually; Pakistan’s fifth-gen jet plan worrying: Air Chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/iaf-needs-36-40-jets-annually-pakistans-fifth-gen-jet-plan-worrying",
        "published": "2026-10-03T13:51:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}