Indian Air Force Set To Receive Seven Rafale Fighter Jets By April-May 2020, Reveals Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive as many as seven Rafale aircrafts from France by April-May next year itself, revealed Union Minister for Denece, Rajnath Singh after he returned from his visit to France yesterday (10 October), reports Asian News International (ANI).

Singh revealed the information after receiving the first of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft which India has ordered from Dassault Aviation under a Government to Government agreement. He also held meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and French Minister for Defence Florence Parly.

Commenting on the senior leader of the Congress party, Mallikarjun Kharge's criticism of him performing Shastra puja upon receiving the first rafale jet for IAF, Singh said, "People from all religions have the right to pray according to their beliefs. I would not have objected if someone else had done the same. I feel there must have been a difference of opinion over the issue in Congress as well, it would not have been everybody's opinion."