New Delhi: Under the deal with France, the delivery of the fighter aircraft Rafale was completed today i.e. on Thursday. With the landing of the last and 36th Rafale aircraft in India, the country got 36 Rafale fighters. Rafale has reached India after mid-air refueling in UAE. Let us tell you that in September 2016, India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to buy 36 Rafale aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore. The first Rafale aircraft came to the country in the month of July last year.
According to news agency ANI, the last Rafale out of 36 Rafale aircraft to reach India received mid-air fuel from UAE aircraft after taking off from France and then landing in India. Indian Air Force has given this information. Let us tell you that the French government had supplied 35 Rafale planes and the 36th was waiting for a long time.
Now it will be a matter to be seen where the deployment of this last Rafale aircraft takes place. Earlier, 35 Rafale aircraft that have come to India have been deployed at Ambala in Haryana and Hashimara Air Force Station in West Bengal. It was told that the 36th Rafale was delayed because some of more latest technology has been used in it.
What are the features of Rafale aircraft?
- Rafale aircraft can fly up to a height of 60 thousand feet in a minute. Its fuel capacity is about 17 thousand kg.
- Rafael’s firepower is up to 3700 kilometers. The scalp has a range of 300 kms.
- Rafale aircraft can carry a weight of up to 24,500 kg at a time.
- This aircraft can also fly an additional 60 hours.
- The speed of Rafale fighter jets is 2,223 kilometers per hour.
- Rafale aircraft is capable of air-to-ground attack from a range of 300 km.
- Rafale aircraft have the ability to drop heavy weapons through 14 hard points.
- Rafale fighter aircraft are capable of doing many tasks simultaneously in all kinds of weather. It is also known as Multirole Fighter Aircraft.
- Being a multi-tasker, Rafale is such an aircraft that can be sent on any kind of mission. The Indian Air Force needed this for a long time.
- It is also top in anti-ship attack to nuclear attack, close air support, and laser direct long-range missile attack.
