Second batch of Rafale fighter jets from France to arrive in India in October
The formal induction ceremony of the first 5 Rafale fighters is to be held at the Ambala Air Station on 10 September.
Editorial Staff
Second batch of Rafale fighter jets from France to arrive in India in October New Delhi: The second batch of Rafale fighter jets — likely to be four in number — is set to arrive at the Ambala Air Force Station in October as part of the Rs 59,000-crore deal with the French government, ThePrint has learnt.
These will land here after the formal induction ceremony of the first five Rafale fighters, which is to be held on 10 September. The ceremony would be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parly.
Sources in the defence and security establishment said the French defence minister has already confirmed her presence.
Sources said once the ceremony is done, the next set of Rafale fighters would arrive in October. “The next set of fighters, which are likely to be four in number, will arrive in the country in October,” a source said.
Five Rafale jets, including two twin-seaters, had landed on 29 July at the Ambala Air Force Station, home of the first squadron of the French fighters.
They had flown 8,500 km from Merignac in Fran…
