{
  "id": 13443477,
  "title": "IAF chief says US has made no official offer for F-35: 'Your people don’t let us near the aircraft'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/iaf-chief-says-us-has-made-no-official-offer-for-f-35-your-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T14:56:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iaf-chief-ap-singh-says-us-has-made-no-official-offer-for-f-35-your-people-don-t-let-us-near-the-aircraft-101791632990178.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian Air Force chief, AP Singh, told the US that Washington has not officially offered them F-35 fighter jets. He made this comment during the 'Tarang Shakti' multinational air exercise in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, where the US, France, Germany, and Australia are among the participating nations. The IAF chief noted humorously, \"I was telling the PACAF commander that your people don't even let us go near the aircraft. And you talk about selling it to us.\" On the IAF's 94th anniversary, Singh highlighted how the Air Force has evolved from just four Wapiti aircraft in 1932 to becoming a major global air power.",
  "summary": "In a first, the US' multi-role stealth fighter jet F-35 took part in the ‘Tarang Shakti’, a multilateral air exercise at the Jodhpur Air Force Station.",
  "key_points": [
    "US has not officially offered IAF F-35 jets",
    "IAF chief mocks lack of access to aircraft",
    "IAF evolved from 4 Wapiti to major global power"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}