Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday officially received the first Rafale fighter jet made for India by the French company Dassault. The minister, who is on a three-day visit to France, attended the handover ceremony along with his French counterpart Florence Parly at aircraft maker Dassault Aviation facility in Merignac, southwestern France.
Rajnath Singh performed a Shastra Puja on the new aircraft as he emblazoned it with an 'Om' tilak and laid flowers and coconut, just before he was to take off in it for a sortie in the newly-acquired two-seater jet.
India had ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore in September 2016.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday officially received the first Rafale fighter jet made for India by the French company Dassault. The minister, who is on a three-day visit to France, attended the handover ceremony along with his French counterpart Florence Parly at aircraft maker Dassault Aviation facility in Merignac, southwestern France. Rajnath Singh performed a Shastra Puja on the new aircraft as he emblazoned it with an 'Om' tilak and laid flowers and coconut, just before he was to take off in it for a sortie in the newly-acquired two-seater jet. India had ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore in September 2016.