IAF Chief in France: Flags off new batch of Rafale jets for India
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Last Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 10:20 PM IST
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The arrival of the new batch of the aircraft will pave the way for the IAF to raise a second squadron of the Rafale jets. The new squadron will be based in Hasimara air base in West Bengal. The first Rafale squadron is based in Ambala air force station. A squadron comprises around 18 aircraft.
India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in September 2016 for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 58,000 crore. Dassault Aviation has delivered 14 jets to the Indian Air Force so far.
The Rafale fighter jets were flagged off from a military airbase in France.
New Delhi:
The fifth batch of Rafale fighter jets reached India from a military airbase in France today. The jets were flagged off by Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria from Merignac Air Base amid his ongoing five-day official visit to France.
The fighter jets flew a distance of almost 8,000 km non-stop with air-to-air refuelling support by France and UAE s Air Force. After a direct ferry from #MerignacAirBase, France, the 5th batch of Rafales arrived in India on 21 April. The fighters flew a distance of almost 8,000Kms with air-to-air refuelling support by @Armee de lair (France Air Force) and UAE AF. IAF thanks both the Air Forces for their co-operation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) tweeted today, along with the video of Rafale jets landing in India.
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Four more Rafale jets arrive in India from France
Four more Rafale fighter jets have arrived in India on from France, the Indian Air Force said on Wednesday. After a direct ferry from Merignac Air Base, France, the 5th batch of Rafales arrived in India on 21 April. The fighters flew a distance of almost 8,000Kms with air-to-air refuelling support by @Armee de lair and UAE AF. IAF thanks both the Air Forces for their co-operation, the IAF said in a tweet.Â
Earlier, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flagged off four Rafale fighter jets for India from a military airbase in France, people familiar with the development said.