Celebrities saluted the historic touchdown of the Rafale fighter jets in India on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, after Indian Air Force announced the glory of Golden Arrows.
The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria & AOC-in-C WAC Air Marshal B Suresh/picture courtesy: IAF's Twitter account
Five of the 36 medium multi-role Rafale fighter jets built by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault landed safely at the IAF airbase in Ambala on Wednesday afternoon. Significantly, the frontline IAF airbase is likely to be used in case of conflict at the northern or the western borders. Celebrating the glory of the country, Bollywood celebrities - Parineeti Chopra, Anupam Kher, Kailash Kher, Sidharth Shukla shared the victory on social media.
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Such a historic moment for my hometown. Grew up hearing the Air Force jets crossing our house all my life! PROUD INDIAN AND AMBALIANu00f0u009fu0099u008fu00f0u009fu0092u0095 #Ambala #AmbalaAirbase https://t.co/1mM0WGriyR
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) July 29, 2020
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— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) July 29, 2020
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— Kailash Kher (@Kailashkher) July 29, 2020
Touch down it is #RafaleInIndia congratulations @IAF_MCC on the new acquisition .... more power to us u00f0u009fu0098u008a
— Sidharth Shukla (@sidharth_shukla) July 29, 2020
The five Rafale jets joined the Indian Air Force on Wednesday and the ones to follow after this will not have the India specific changes that make them more lethal and potent.
The Defence Minister thanked the French Government, Dassault Aviation and other French companies for ensuring the timely delivery of the aircraft and its weapons, despite severe restrictions posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
He pointed out that the aircraft has very good flying performance and their weapons, radar and other sensors and electronic warfare capabilities are among the best in the world. Rafale has the capacity to carry atomic warheads and defence experts believe that the technology used in manufacturing this jet is much better than the F16 jets owned by neighbouring Pakistan and the Chinese J 20 fighter jets.
With inputs from IANS
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