IAF receives its first ‘acceptance’ Rafale combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation in France

IAF received its first ‘acceptance’ Rafale combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation in France, yesterday. Deputy Air Force Chief Air Marshal VR Chaudhary also flew in the aircraft for around one hour. India and rance had signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) to procure 36 Rafale fighter jets in 2016 during PM Narendra Modi's visit to that country. The contract for 36 ready-to-fly aircraft was signed at about Rs 58,000 crore.

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