Rafale fighter aircraft to feature in Air Force Day parade

newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft would feature in Air Force Day pare on October 8, an Indian Air Force (IAF) official said on Saturday.

Air Force Day is celebrated to mark day IAF was established in 1932. force will celebrate its 88th anniversary this year with annual pare at Hindon airbase in Ghaziab which includes air display of various aircraft.

"Along with or aircraft, Rafale aircraft will also take part in Air Force Day pare on October 8," IAF official said.

In a tweet, IAF said, "#AFDay2020: Rafale - 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." Five Rafale fighter jets were formally inducted into IAF on September 10, in a major boost to India's air power capability at a time when country is engd in a tense border standoff with China in eastern Lakh.

multi-role Rafale jets, built by French aero major Dassault Aviation, are kwn for air superiority and precision strikes.

first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore.

second batch of four to five Rafale jets is likely to arrive in India by vember.

Rafale jets are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia.

Rafale jet is capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and Scalp cruise missile will be mainstay of weapons pack of Rafale jets. 

(Im: PTI)

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