New Delhi(NVI): The second batch of three Rafale fighter jets arrived in India from France today at Jamnagar airbase in Gujarat. They will join the five Rafale jets that had arrived at Ambala airbase in Haryana on July 29.
The three jets touched down in Jamnagar at 8:14 PM after flying non-stop from France, the Indian Air Force said in a tweet.
Second batch of IAF #Rafale aircraft arrived in India at 8:14 pm on 04 Nov 20 after flying non-stop from France.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) November 4, 2020
As per the delivery schedule, three to four jets will reach India every two to three months till all the 36 are delivered under the Rs 59,000 crore deal inked with France in September 2016.
The first five Rafales, which were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force at the Ambala airbase on September 10, have already conducted sorties in Ladakh amidst the ongoing military standoff between the Indian and Chinese army.
The Indian Air Force has currently deployed an “adequate number” of frontline Sukhoi-30MKI,Mirage-2000, MiG-29 and other fighters as well as Chinook helicopters in Ladakh to counter any Chinese misadventure.
-ARK
