WATCH: 3 more Rafale fighter jets reach India
The second batch of three Rafale aircraft got airborne from Istres airbase in France and flew for over eight hours before landing at an IAF base. They covered a distance of over 3700 nautical miles with three in-flight refuellings.
The second batch of Rafale jets arrived in Jamnagar, Gujarat on Wednesday evening.
The second batch of three Rafale aircraft got airborne from Istres airbase in France and flew for over eight hours before landing at an IAF base. They covered a distance of over 3700 nautical miles with three in-flight refuellings.
The IAF thanked the French Air Force for extending the tanker support for the direct ferry by second batch of rafales.
The IAF now has eight Rafale jets in service. India has signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of these aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore
The first batch of five aircraft had arrived in India on July 29. That time, the Rafales had refueled mid-air and made a stopover at Al-Dhafra air base in the United Arab Emirates.
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