Since Rafael fighter jet’s first public appearance on Indian land, it will be now taking part in the Air Force Day parade on October 8, the Indian Air Force said on Saturday.
The Indian Air Force informed, “the newly-inducted Rafale fighter aircraft would fly in the ‘Vijay’ formation along with the Jaguars & then in the ‘Transformer’ formation with the Su-30 MKI & LCA Tejas fighter aircraft during the Air Force Day parade this year.”
On Saturday the IAF tweeted “Rafale – The Rafale is a 4.5 generation, twin-engine omnirole, air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, in-depth strike, anti-ship and nuclear deterrence fighter aircraft, equipped with a wide range of weapons.”
#AFDay2020: Rafale – The Rafale is a 4.5 generation, twin-engine omnirole, air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, in-depth strike, anti-ship and nuclear deterrence fighter aircraft, equipped with a wide range of weapons.#KnowTheIAF#IndianAirForce pic.twitter.com/Zv6VXc17q9
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) October 3, 2020
The air force had inducted the planes at the Ambala airbase on September 10 though they landed at their home base on July 29. The Rafale jets are part of the IAF’s No. 17 Squadron, also known as the “Golden Arrows.”
The IAF is operating as well as projecting newly inducted Rafale fighter jets capabilities in the Ladakh theatre where the military is on its highest state of alert. Rafale fighters are mission-ready and fully operational. India had ordered 36 Rafale jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore in September 2016.
