Rafale
NEW DELHI: So, it’s finally jet, set, go! The first five Rafales tore into the skies over France with sonic booms on Monday to begin their 7,000-km flight to India, which will include midair refuelling and an overnight pit stop in UAE.
The three single-seat and two twin-seat omni-role jets, flown by seven IAF pilots led by commanding officer Group Captain Harkirat Singh, will touch down in Ambala to launch the 17 ‘Golden Arrows’ squadron on Wednesday. “After India’s ambassador Jawed Ashraf flagged off the five Rafales from the Merignac airbase in Bordeaux, they landed at the Al Dhafra airbase in UAE on Monday evening after flyi