Narendra Modi talks \'rashtra rakshaa\' as 5 Rafale jets touch down in India

Narendra Modi talks 'rashtra rakshaa' as 5 Rafale jets touch down in India

Mid-Day Wednesday, 29 July 2020 ()
*New Delhi: * Prime Minister *Narendra Modi* tweeted a video of the first set of *Rafale* aircraft landing on Indian soil with a Sanskrit phrase where he welcomed their arrival and connected it to "rashtra rakshaa" or national...
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News video: Watch: Rafale jets refuelled mid-air on their way from France to India

Watch: Rafale jets refuelled mid-air on their way from France to India 01:20

 The 5 Rafale fighter aircraft en route to India were refuelled mid-air. Pictures of the refuelling exercise were taken at a height of 30,000 feet. The Indian Air Force 'appreciated the support' provided by the French Air Force for the Rafale journey. France used an Airbus A330 multi-role tanker...