3 Rafale fighter jets to arrive in India today; mid-air refuelling in UAE

India will get three more Rafale fighter jets today. These fighter jets will fly directly from France and will be given mid-air refuelling by the UAE.

“Three Rafale fighters would be arriving in India in next two to three days directly flying from France with midair refuelling support by a friendly Air Force. Following that, we would be getting around 7-8 more of these fighters and their trainer version in the second half of next month. This would greatly boost our capability to carry out our missions,” senior government sources told ANI.

These planes are expected to land in Gujarat. The fresh induction will take the squadron’s strength to 14.