India to obtain its final Rafale by December 15
By ANI
NEW DELHI: India will obtain its thirty sixth and last Rafale fighter jet from France by December 15 finishing the supply of all of the plane it had signed for in an over Rs 60,000 crore deal inked in 2016.
“The last aircraft will arrive in India around December 15. The aircraft was used for developing the India-specific enhancements in the Rafale fleet of the Indian Air Force,” senior defence officers instructed ANI.
India had signed a deal for 36 of those planes and 35 of them have already arrived and are stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal.
The officers stated the thirty sixth plane with RB tail quantity has been supplied to the Indian aspect by France with all its spares and different elements changed because it was getting used for developmental actions.
Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force has additionally began upgrading the planes to the best requirements and has been geared up with all India-specific enhancements.
The Rafale is a 4.5-generation plane and has helped India regain its supremacy over Indian sub-constituent skies with long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles together with superior radar and digital warfare capabilities.
The French agency Dassault Aviation can also be concerned within the upkeep of the plane whose serviceability is over 75 per cent.
The Rafale was inducted swiftly into the Indian Air Force on the peak of the battle with China and had began working over Ladakh inside every week of its arrival within the nation.
The IAF additionally shortly fired and operationalized the long-range Meteor air-to-air missiles in addition to the Scalp air-to-ground missiles.
The IAF has additionally added the HAMMER missile to the Rafale’s arsenal because it was required for finishing up precision assaults at shorter distances.
NEW DELHI: India will obtain its thirty sixth and last Rafale fighter jet from France by December 15 finishing the supply of all of the plane it had signed for in an over Rs 60,000 crore deal inked in 2016.
“The last aircraft will arrive in India around December 15. The aircraft was used for developing the India-specific enhancements in the Rafale fleet of the Indian Air Force,” senior defence officers instructed ANI.
India had signed a deal for 36 of those planes and 35 of them have already arrived and are stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal.
The officers stated the thirty sixth plane with RB tail quantity has been supplied to the Indian aspect by France with all its spares and different elements changed because it was getting used for developmental actions.
Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force has additionally began upgrading the planes to the best requirements and has been geared up with all India-specific enhancements.
The Rafale is a 4.5-generation plane and has helped India regain its supremacy over Indian sub-constituent skies with long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles together with superior radar and digital warfare capabilities.
The French agency Dassault Aviation can also be concerned within the upkeep of the plane whose serviceability is over 75 per cent.
The Rafale was inducted swiftly into the Indian Air Force on the peak of the battle with China and had began working over Ladakh inside every week of its arrival within the nation.
The IAF additionally shortly fired and operationalized the long-range Meteor air-to-air missiles in addition to the Scalp air-to-ground missiles.
The IAF has additionally added the HAMMER missile to the Rafale’s arsenal because it was required for finishing up precision assaults at shorter distances.
