Rafale | India News| Rafale India News 2020
Rafale in India, India 2020. India had bought 36 twin-engine fighter planes from Dassault Rafale for an estimated Rs 58,000 crore. The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets have entered the Indian air space and will land at the IAF Air Force Station in Ambala . Defence Minister told PTI the Rafales are escorted by two Sukhoi 30 MKIs. Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria received the fleet at Ambala. The five fighter aircraft, which were flown by Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots, arrived here after covering a distance of 7,000 km with air-to-air refuelling and a single stop in the United Arab Emirates. The aircraft will be officially inducted into the IAF in the second half of August.