5 Rafale fighter jets from France in Indian airspace just while ago. The fighter aircraft connected with the warship INS Kolkata in Indian territory. Flights will arrive at Ambala Air Base in Haryana shortly. Five Rafale aircraft arrived in Indian airspace in arrow formation accompanied by two Sukhoi-30 MKIs. Video captured from the tanker aircraft accompanying the Rafale went viral on social media and news channels.
Watch the spectacular Video of Rafale Jets:
#WATCH: Five #Rafale jets in the Indian airspace, flanked by two Su-30MKIs (Source: Raksha Mantri’s Office) pic.twitter.com/hCoybNQQOv
— ANI (@ANI) July 29, 2020
The flights took off in the morning from Aldafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi. The planes landed at Abu Dhabi Air Base on Monday night from the Mariniak Air Base in France. This multi role aircraft was designed and manufactured by Dassault aviation of France. Check some specification of the Rafale,
Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 15.27 m (50 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 10.90 m (35 ft 9 in)
Height: 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in)
Maximum speed: 2,223 km/h (1,381 mph, 1,200 kn) / Mach 1.8 at high altitude
1,390 km/h, 860 mph, 750 kn / Mach 1.1 at low altitude
Supercruise: Mach 1.4
Combat range: 1,850 km (1,150 mi, 1,000 nmi) on penetration mission with three tanks (5,700 L), two SCALP-EG and two MICA AAMs.
Ferry range: 3,700 km (2,300 mi, 2,000 nmi) with 3 drop tanks
