36 Rafales to join air force in two years, but no clarity on original 126 fighters

By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 12th Apr 15 Questions swirl over the Indo-French announcement in Paris yesterday that India had requested for 36 Rafale fighters in flyaway condition, to remedy a dire shortfall of fighters in the Indian Air Force (IAF). On Saturday morning, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told PTI in Goa that these 36 fighters would join IAF service within two



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