Rafale: First 5 French fighter jets head to India after purchase
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Rafale: First French fighter jets head to India after purchase
First batch of jets purchased by New Delhi in a controversial multibillion-dollar deal to reach India on Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The deal, estimated to be worth $9.4bn, was shadowed by motivated corruption allegations levelled by the opposition Congress party, though Prime Minister Narendra Modi rejected the claims and later the courts also dismissed all allegations.
The jets - built by Dassault Aviation - were piloted by Indian Air Force (IAF) officers as they took off from Merignac in southwest France, the company said in a statement.
By Wednesday, July 29th, five planes should be at the Ambala airbase in northern India, some 200km (125 miles) from the Pakistani and Chinese borders.
They will refuel midair several times on the way, and will also make a stopover in Al Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates, where France has an airbase.
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