New delhi sources stated that Defense Minister rajnath singh will officially receive the first Rafale combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force in France, a move that will significantly enhance the country’s aerial combat capability. Meanwhile the Defense Minister will accept the aircraft from the French team at the Merignac air base near Bordeaux on the occasion of Air Force Day. rajnath singh also met French President Emmanuel Macron and the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, before leaving for Bordeaux. 

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Furthermore at the Merignac air base, the Defense Minister will receive the first Rafale combat aircraft manufactured for india bearing the tail number RB-01, which are the initials of IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria. Further the new IAF chief had played a crucial role in the signing of India’s biggest ever defense deal worth above Rs 60,000 crore.

 


Moreover the Rafale fighter aircraft, which is capable of carrying an array of potent weapons and missiles, will be a force to reckon with in the Indian Air Force as well as give the Indian defense establishment an edge over china and pakistan in aerial combat. Apparently india had signed an inter-governmental agreement with france in September 2016 for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets.


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