India ordered 36 Rafale jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore in September 2016 as an emergency purchase to arrest the worrying slide in the IAF's combat capabilities. (Photo @Indian_Embassy)
First 5 Rafale Fighter Aircraft Take Off For India - Deal Worth 7.87 Billion Euros
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July 27, 2020 - by Ashutosh Tripathi for hindustantimes.com
The first batch of five Rafale jets took off from France on Monday and will be arriving in India on Wednesday, when the much-awaited fighter jets will officially be inducted and join the Indian Air Force fleet at the Ambala air base in Haryana.
The Rafale aircraft will cover a distance of nearly 7000 kms from France to India with air-to-air refuelling and a single stop en route in UAE. The Indian Air Force pilots and supporting personnel have been provided full training on aircraft and weapon systems by Dassault.
The Indian embassy in France said the event marked a "new milestone" in strong and growing India-France defence cooperation....
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