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Watch: Three Rafale Fighters Take Off For India From France, To Be Refueled Mid-Air By UAE Air Force
Swarajya Staff
Mar 31, 2021, 04:48 PM | Updated 04:52 PM IST
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Three Rafale fighters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) took off from France earlier today on a nearly 7,000-kilometer-long journey to India.
The Indian Embassy in France posted a video of the fighters taking off for India from the Dassault Aviation facility in France’s Merignac.
Glimpses of another batch of #Rafale which took off to the skies!@MEAIndia @JawedAshraf5 @IAF_MCC @harshvshringla @DrSJaishankar @PMOIndia @rajnathsingh @SpokespersonMoD @IndianDiplomacy @florence_parly @Dassault_OnAir @Armee_de_lair pic.twitter.com/bJCzzkCxW7
— India in France (@Indian_Embassy) March 31, 2021
The fighters, likely to arrive in India sometime today, will be refueled by the UAE Air Force on their way.
This batch of three Rafales will be followed by a new batch of seven fighters. These seven fighters are likely to arrive in India by the end of April 2021.
The IAF will soon raise its second squadron of Rafale fighters, which will be based at the Hasimara Air Force Station in West Bengal.
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