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Indian Air Force inducts 5 French-made Rafale jets
The multirole Rafale jets are known for air-superiority and precision strikes
India signed an agreement with France to procure 36 jets at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore
The first batch of Rafale jets, built by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, arrived in India on July 29
It’s India’s first major acquisition of fighter planes after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia in 1997
The delivery of all 36 aircrafts is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021
The first squadron of Rafale jets will be stationed at Ambala and the second one will be at Hasimara in West Bengal
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