As President Emmanuel Macron began his official tour to the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates announced it had ordered 80 Rafale fighter jets from France. The Rafale deal is worth $19 billion.

Now, UAE buys 80 Rafale fighter jets worth $19 billion from France

Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India on Tuesday said that five extra Rafale jets will be ferried to India by the end of April. This would be other than three Rafale which is arriving on Wednesday.

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Four years after an agreement between two countries, India's first batch of Rafale took off from France yesterday. The images beamed television screens as the addition of Rafale fighter aircraft is seen as a shot in the arm for Indian defense forces.

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The first batch of five Rafale jets flew out of France's Merignac airbase today and will arrive in India on Wednesday, July 29. The aircraft has been developed by France's aviation firm Dassault and equipped with modern radar technology to tackle modern air combat.

First batch of Rafales jets fly out of France from Merignac airbase