France agreed to supply Rafale jets to India in September 2016. The warplanes started being supplied in 2019 and will continue to arrive in India in several batches until 2022.
Five Rafale jets have landed safely at the Ambala Air Force Station marking “the beginning of a new era in our military history”, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Twitter.
The defence minister also thanked the French government, Dassault Aviation, and other French companies for “ensuring the timely delivery of the aircraft and its weapons, despite the severe restrictions posed by COVID pandemic”.
The 36 Rafale fighter aircraft bought by India from France departed on 27 July, made air-to-air refuelling along the way and a stop in the United Arab Emirates.
Indian Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf was at the air base to see the aircraft off.
Originally, the Indian government wanted to buy 126 jets, but it had to decrease the number due to the high cost of the fighter jet.
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