- France had all 36 Rafale jets to India, said the France Envoy in India, Emmanuel Lenaina, speaking on the sideline of the French National day celebration on Thursday. However, while 35 Jets have arrived in India, one jets still remains in France, official sources said.
- One Rafale jet, which is the instrumented aircraft on which the 13 India specific enhancement (ISE) are being tested, is still in France, an official source said on Friday. The last batch of 3 Rafale jets had arrived in India in February, taking the total Rafale jets in Inventory of the Indian Air Force 35.
- The naval variant of the french jet, Rafale- M, is in the race along with boeing F-18 super Hornet for the Indian Navy's tander for jets to operate from its aircraft carriers. in January, The Rafale -M had demonstrated its compatibility by operating from the navy's short-best test facility in Goa, while the F-18 carried out demonstration in May.
- India and France had signed a €7.87 billion intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in September 2016 for 36 Rafale multi-role fighter jets in Fly-Away condition, following the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2015 citing "critical operational necessity" of the IAF.
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36 Rafale jets delivered to India: French envoy
