Three more Rafale fighter jets will be added to the Indian Air Force’s fleet of fighter jets in a further step toward increasing its fighter aircraft capability. After flying for over six hours from a French airbase earlier today, they are about to land in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
The three new aircraft coming from France would take the Indian Rafale fleet to 29, giving India more options to deploy a significant number of these highly capable planes on both the northern borders and eastern frontier.
The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, 2020.
The Rafale fighters are capable of defeating enemy air defence mechanisms and strike targets in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Indian Air Force had formally inducted Rafale aircraft into No. 101 Squadron at Air Force Station Hasimara in Eastern Air Command (EAC) on July 28 this year. 101st is the second IAF Squadron to be equipped with Rafale aircraft.
