The formal induction ceremony of the Rafale fighter jets will be held at the Ambala Air Force Station on September 10, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said here on Monday.
The aircraft will be part of 17 Squadron, the ‘Golden Arrows’.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and French Defence Minister Florence Parly will be present for the induction ceremony, an official source said.
The second batch of four Rafale jets is likely to arrive in October, another source said.
On July 29, five Rafale jets, three single-seat, and two twin-seater trainers landed at the Ambala airbase, the home base of the No. 17 Golden Arrows squadron.
These are part of the €7.87-billion Inter-Governmental Agreement with France for 36 jets in fly-away condition signed in September 2016.
