rafale
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rafale (plural rafales)
(military) A short, intense burst of artillery fire from a number of weapons fired with the intention of overwhelming resistance or routing an attacking force.
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A French Navy Rafale fighter jet is seen aboard the upgraded aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in a file photo.
Defence Minister Viola Amherd welcomed the victory and said the government would now proceed with the evaluation of four models bidding for the contract: the Lockheed-Martin F-35, Boeing’s Super Hornet, Dassault’s Rafale, and Airbus’s Eurofighter Typhoon.
India’s receipt of French Rafale fighter jets, which was expected by July this year, will be further postponed, defence sources told Sputnik.
The ceremony at Ambala will include a ceremonial unveiling of the Rafale aircraft, a traditional ‘Sarva Dharma Puja’, Air Display by Rafale and Tejas aircraft as well as by ‘Sarang Aerobatic Team’, the IAF said.
The first batch of five Rafale jets reached India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore.
In the videos shared by the Indian Embassy, three Rafale jets can be seen taking off from the runway one after the other.