Meet IAF Rafale, India's most advanced fighter jet that terrifies Pakistan: IN PICS
The Rafale fighter jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons, including MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile, Scalp cruise missile and MICA weapons system.
The Indian Air Force recently inducted French-made Rafale fighter jets in the fleet, manufactured and developed by Dassault Aviation, the company already delivering Mirage-2000 fighter jets to the IAF. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, 2020, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore. The Rafale jets are strategically deployed at the Ambala Air Base due to proximity to China and Pakistan and the jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile, Scalp cruise missile and MICA weapons system will be the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets. Here's a look at the IAF Rafale that gives impetus to Indias firepower and scares our neighbours including Pakistand.
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