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On arrival in the country, the enhancement specific Rafale will once again be tested by the IAF to their satisfaction upon which the entire fleet of 30 Rafale combat jets will be retrofitted in the year 2022 with the same enhancements that the last batch of six Rafale jets will be endowed with.
RAFALE WITH INDIASPECIFIC ENHANCEMENTS With the India-specific enhancements on the fleet of 36 Rafale combat jets on the flight line, the IAF will undoubtedly achieve a higher level of operational potency
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By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) Over the next two months i.e. in the period December 2021 to January 2022, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is scheduled to receive the last batch of six Rafale multi-role combat jets from the French aerospace and defence major Dassault Aviation. This will be last batch to be delivered against the order for a total of 36 platforms for which India and France had signed
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an inter-governmental agreement in September 2016 after due clearance from the Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). The first Rafale squadron, the No. 17 Golden Arrows, is based at Ambala under Western Air Command and the second Rafale squadron numbered as 101 Squadron is based at the Hasimara under the Eastern Air Command of the IAF.
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