NEW DELHI – Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet secret data may have beenstolen in France, Indian media Report has surfaced.
Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to send a forensic team to France to probeif there was any data deft during the break-in into the Rafale projectmanagement team office in Paris on May 19.
The IAF team, comprising 3 to 4 personnel, will check the computer systemsof the Indian Rafale Rafale Project Management Team office in France,sources said. The Indian Rafale team office is in the vicinity of FrenchDassault Aviation office in Saint Cloud suburb of Paris.
The latest development comes after some unidentified people last Sunday hadbroken into the facility of the Indian Air Force’s Rafale ProjectManagement Team in a suburb of Paris.
The police is currently investigating the case. However, media reports saidthat that no hard disk or document were stolen. The main aim of thebreak-in could have been to steal data as valuables or money are not keptin these administrative offices.
Indian Air Force has already briefed the defence ministry about this matterand the French police authorities are probing the case.
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The IAF Rafale project team looks after the manufacturing of 36 Rafalefighter jets.
The team, headed by a Group Captain rank officer, guards issues related tothe 36 Rafale fighter jets, including the production timelines and thetraining of Indian personnel who have to be trained for maintenance andflying operations of the plane.
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