NEW DELHI: A new batch of five Rafale jets fly out of France on Monday to join the growing Indian fleet of aircraft and are scheduled to arrive in the country two days later. The aircraft will be refuelled by French Air Force tanker aircraft on their way to an airbase in the UAE before leaving for India.
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The three twin-seat and two single-seat Rafales will touch down at the Ambala airbase, in Haryana, on July 29.
The jets will be armed with deadly weapons, advanced avionics, radars, electronic warfare systems and self-protection suites to ensure superior survivability in hostile contested airspaces.
The Rafales will be combat-deployable when they arrive at Ambala, capable of firing its over 300 km range Scalp air-to-ground cruise missiles and other w