Indian Air Force Set To Deploy Rafales In Hasimara For Eastern Front With China
The Hasimara airbase, close to the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction, was established with Toofani aircraft after the 1962 war with China.
The IAF has raised the second Rafale squadron, the 101 'Falcons of Chhamb and Akhnoor', in Ambala ahead of their formal induction at the Hasimara air base in West Bengal for the eastern front with China. With the first Rafale squadron, the 17 'Golden Arrows' fully operational at the Ambala airbase with its full complement of 18 fighters, the 101 squadrons has been resurrected with five jets that have touched down in India, IAF sources said. The remaining 13 of the 36 twin-engine Rafales, contracted under the Rs 59,000 crore deal inked with France in September 2016, are slated to arrive in batches before April next year. The IAF is "absolutely on target" on the Rafale induction plan, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Saturday. Posts You May Like Militancy in J&k Falls After LoC Peace, But Terror Infrastructure Across Border Intact Army Brass Reviews Situation Along LAC & LoC India Supports Peace but Can Give a Befitting Reply: Rajnath Singh "The fo…