Chinese Air Force present across LAC; we are fully deployed, prepared: IAF chief - India Air Force Cheif has said that the Chinese Air Force is still present on three air bases on their side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
First Dassault Rafale Aircraft Has Been Officially Delivered To Greece theaviationist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theaviationist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fresh Batch Of Three Rafale Fighter Jets Leave France For India Fresh Batch Of Three Rafale Fighter Jets Leave France For India The first batch of five Rafale jets had arrived in India on July 29 last year. The first Rafale squadron is based at the Ambala Air Force Station.
Updated: May 05, 2021 5:14 pm IST
The Rafale Squadron is based at the Ambala Air Force Station.
New Delhi:
A fresh batch of three Rafale Jet fighters left for India, the Indian embassy in France has informed. The fifth set of these planes had arrived late in April after flying 8,000 kilometres non-stop. The next batch of three Rafales leave from France to India today; wished the pilots smooth flight and safe landing, Indian Embassy in France said, according to an ANI report.
Egypt s military has confirmed it ordered 30 Rafale jets from French defence firm Dassault Aviation to shore up national security .
The order, which follows the 2015 purchase of 24 Rafale jets, will be financed through a 10-year loan, the military said in a statement late Monday.
Investigative site Disclose had reported earlier Monday that the order was part of a secret mega-defence deal worth almost four billion euros ($4.8 billion).
Egypt is the world s third biggest arms importer after Saudi Arabia and India, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Its arms purchases grew by 136 percent over the last decade and it has diversified its sourcing beyond the United States, buying military equipment from France, Germany and Russia, the institute said in a report released earlier this year.