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Five Rafale jets shall be inducted into the Indian Air Force at 10 am in Ambala air base in Haryana.
The ceremony, described as a “very important milestone” by an IAF spokesperson, shall be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, his French counterpart Florence Parly, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar.
The first batch of 5 Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, almost 4 years after India signed an inter-governmental settlement with France to purchase 36 jets for Rs 59,000 crore.
The Rafale jets, constructed by French aerospace main Dassault Aviation, are identified for air-superiority and precision strikes on floor targets, making them actually multirole jets.
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The induction of 5 Rafale jets comes amid India-China tensions.
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