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Three Rafales to be delivered to India by flying non-stop from France this week

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Another three Dassault Rafale fighters will be delivered to India this week, the jets are reported to be arriving on home soil on Nov. 4.

Rafale B (26900429403)
By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (Rafale B) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons


The three aircraft will take off from Istres in France and head to Jamnagar non-stop. They will be supported by French Air Force aerial refueling tankers that will make three aerial refuelings in order to keep the fighters airborne for 8 hours.

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