Air Force Deputy Chief flies Rafale fighter jet in France
The Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar flew a 17-year-old Rafale jet with "India-specific enhancements" in France on Thursday. He flew an 80-minute sortie at the Istres air base in France, where a small team of the Indian Air Force is already commissioned. Air Marshal Nambiar had earlier said the Rafales would give India "unprecedented" combat capabilities.