Fighter Jets Arrived In India Before But The Brouhaha Over Rafale Is Unprecedented

by Rahul Gautam Jul 29, 2020 • 05:59 PM Views 1011

 

The much anticipated Rafale combat jets have arrived in India and are currently being stationed at Ambala airbase. Though the Indian Air Force has 538 fighter jets in its arsenal, the brouhaha over Rafale is unprecedented. Apart from the recently added Rafales, IAF houses MiG-21, MiG-29, Mirage 2000 and Jaguar fighter jets which were touted as the best of their time but didn't hog the limelight on the same line as the Rafale jets