IAF Chief Bhadauria leaves for France
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April 19, 2021 12:24 IST
Last week, sources had said there is a possibility of Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria flagging-off a batch of five to six Rafale jets from the Merignac airbase in the French port city of Bordeaux for India.
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Chief of Air Staff R.K.S. Bhadauria. File Photo.
Last week, sources had said there is a possibility of Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria flagging-off a batch of five to six Rafale jets from the Merignac airbase in the French port city of Bordeaux for India. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria on April 19 left for France, a visit billed as a “significant step” in further enhancing mutual cooperation.
IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria leaves for France, seeks to enhance mutual cooperation
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Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria leaves for France
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IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria set to visit to France next week
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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.
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The people said the IAF Chief will also take stock of production and delivery timelines of the remaining Rafale jets.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria is scheduled to leave for France on Tuesday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with several senior French military officials and take stock of production and delivery timelines of some of the remaining Rafale jets. The IAF Chief is scheduled to hold extensive talks with Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Philippe Lavigne on ways to further expand cooperation between the two forces, people familiar with the matter said.