India receives first Rafale fighter jet from France

India receives first Rafale fighter jet from France


India has received first of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.
The fighter jet was received by Deputy Chief Air Marshal Chaudhary during his visit to France on Thursday.
The tail number of the plane is RB-01 which stands for the name of Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria.
Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria, who was appointed as the next Indian Ari Force chief on Thursday, was instrumental in steering the Rafale jet deal between India and France and was also among the first IAF officials to fly the jet.
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 File: An Indian Navy personnel gestures on the deck of the newly built INS Kochi, a guided missile destroyer, during a media tour at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, India September 28, 2015. The warship which will be commissioned on Wednesday is the second ship in the Indian Navy to have multi-function surveillance and threat alert radar to provide information about targets for a long-range surface-to-air missile system, according to a media release issued by the Indian Navy.

Slide 4 of 37: File: An Indian Navy personnel looks on as he stands in front of the rocket launcher system mounted on the deck of the newly built INS Kochi, a guided missile destroyer, during a media tour at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, India September 28, 2015. The warship which will be commissioned on Wednesday is the second ship in the Indian Navy to have multi-function surveillance and threat alert radar to provide information about targets for a long-range surface-to-air missile system, according to a media release issued by the Indian Navy.

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Slide 13 of 37: Soldiers of the ‘ghatak’ platoon during Republic Day parade rehearsal in Kolkata on January 24, 2016. Each of Indian Army’s infantry battalion has a platoon (30 soldiers) trained as commandos. They are tasked with the most dangerous missions and they also act as pathfinders. They are equipped with a variety of weapons including Brügger & Thomet MP9 sub-machine guns, AK-47 and INSAS assault rifles.

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Slide 15 of 37: The Boeing C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft is a giant of the skies and it can transport troops and material across thousands of miles and land on unpaved, short runways. The aircraft proved very useful in disaster relief operations, flying in aid and flying out the sick and injured during natural calamities in Uttarakhand, Kashmir and other places.

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