5 Rafale jets head to India
The first set of five Rafale fighter aircraft flew out of Dassault’s Merignac airbase in Bordeaux, France, for India on Monday to be inducted at the Air Force Station in Ambala on Wednesday.
After the Indian embassy in Paris tweeted about the departure of the Rafale jets to India, the BJP’s Twitter handle said the Narendra Modi government accomplished what the UPA could not.
“First batch of 5 #Rafale fighter aircrafts fly out from Merignac, France to India. They will add to the firepower & strike capabilities of the IAF. Modi govt prioritised and expedited its procurement after UPA govts were indecisive despite pressing requirement of the jets,’’ the BJP tweeted.
