The Indian Air Force will induct Rafale fighters at the Ambala air base on September 10. In presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh.
India has also invited Florence Parly, French counterpart to attend the ceremony.
The second batch of Rafale fighter jets are likely to be four in number and is set to arrive at the Ambala Air Force Station in October.
These will land here after the formal induction ceremony of the first five Rafale fighters, which is to be held on 10 September. The ceremony would be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parly.
Rafales is Known as the 4.5 generation aircraft.
Rafale is described as an ‘omnirole’ aircraft that can take up several missions on a single flight.