<p>Three Iranian missiles landed near the Al Dhafra airbase in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard staged a mock attack on a fake aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, in a drill which saw two US bases briefly put on missile alert.<br />
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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/tracking-rafales-journey-to-ambala-indias-new-beast-undergoes-air-to-air-refueling-316539"><strong>In pics: Tracking Rafale's journey to Ambala: India's new beast undergoes air-to-air refueling</strong></a><br />
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Al-Dhafra is&nbsp;temporarily home to five French-built Rafale fighter jets on their way to India for that country's air force.</p>

<p>The first batch of five Rafale jets had taken off from France on July 27 and will reach India today (July 29). These fighter jets took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux.</p>

<p>CNN's Barbara Starr tweeted, "CNN has learned US bases at Al Udeid and Al Dhafra went on alert this am when intel indicators showed an Iranian missile possibly headed that way. Personnel told to take cover for several minutes. No missile struck, US officials say they took prudent precautionary measures."</p>

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— Barbara Starr (@barbarastarrcnn) <a href="https://twitter.com/barbarastarrcnn/status/1288139384378851328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, will be inducted in the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana's Ambala.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bon Voyage: Indian Ambassador to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/France?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#France</a> interacts with the Indian pilots of the Rafale. Congratulates and wishes them a safe flight to India with a single hop. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ResurgentIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ResurgentIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NewIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rafale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rafale</a><a href="https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IAF_MCC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MEAIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MeaIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rajnathsingh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Dassault_OnAir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dassault_OnAir</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DefenceMinIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PMOIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/jk3IWD9tYU">pic.twitter.com/jk3IWD9tYU</a></p>
— India in France (@Indian_Embassy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Indian_Embassy/status/1287620263002230784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>India bought 36 Rafale jets from France in a Rs 59,000-crore inter-governmental deal in 2016 and first trance will arrive in India on July 29.<br />
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Three Iranian missiles landed near the Al Dhafra airbase in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard staged a mock attack on a fake aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, in a drill which saw two US bases briefly put on missile alert.

Three Iranian missiles landed near the Al Dhafra airbase in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard staged a mock attack on a fake aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, in a drill which saw two US bases briefly put on missile alert. In pics: Tracking Rafale's journey to Ambala: India's new beast undergoes air-to-air refueling Al-Dhafra is temporarily home to five French-built Rafale fighter jets on their way to India for that country's air force. The first batch of five Rafale jets had taken off from France on July 27 and will reach India today (July 29). These fighter jets took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux. CNN's Barbara Starr tweeted, "CNN has learned US bases at Al Udeid and Al Dhafra went on alert this am when intel indicators showed an Iranian missile possibly headed that way. Personnel told to take cover for several minutes. No missile struck, US officials say they took prudent precautionary measures." CNN has learned US bases at Al Udeid and Al Dhafra went on alert this am when intel indicators showed an Iranian missile possibly headed that way. Personnel told to take cover for several minutes. No missile struck, US officials say they took prudent precautionary measures — Barbara Starr (@barbarastarrcnn) July 28, 2020 × The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, will be inducted in the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana's Ambala. Bon Voyage: Indian Ambassador to #France interacts with the Indian pilots of the Rafale. Congratulates and wishes them a safe flight to India with a single hop. #ResurgentIndia #NewIndia #Rafale@IAF_MCC @MeaIndia @rajnathsingh @Dassault_OnAir @DefenceMinIndia @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/jk3IWD9tYU — India in France (@Indian_Embassy) July 27, 2020 × India bought 36 Rafale jets from France in a Rs 59,000-crore inter-governmental deal in 2016 and first trance will arrive in India on July 29. (With inputs from agencies)

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