US EditionPresident Droupadi Murmu to take sortie in Rafale fighter jet from Ambala airbase on Wednesday
- On Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu will take a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet at Ambala, Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a Tuesday notice, with ANI updating the report on Oct 28, 2025.
- Murmu's Rafale flight follows a presidential tradition of sortie flights, including her Sukhoi-30 sortie at Tezpur Air Force Station on April 8, 2023, and earlier flights by A P J Abdul Kalam and Pratibha Patil.
- Manufactured by Dassault Aviation, the Rafale fleet was inducted into the IAF in 2020; the first five Rafale fighter aircraft arrived from France on July 27, 2020 and joined 17 Squadron, the 'Golden Arrows'.
- Rafale jets featured in Operation Sindoor, launched May 7 after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, triggering four days of clashes that ended with a ceasefire on May 10.
- Earlier today, President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the opening plenary of the International Solar Alliance's Eighth Session in the national capital, noting ISA symbolizes a shared aspiration to harness solar energy and emphasizing India's commitment to combating climate change.
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President Droupadi Murmu Poses With Rafale Pilot Shivangi Singh Pakistan Claimed to Have Captured During ‘Operation Sindoor’ | 📰 LatestLY
In a powerful display of India’s air prowess, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday completed a 30-minute sortie in a Rafale fighter jet at the Ambala Air Force Station — becoming the first Indian President to fly in both the Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rafale jets. 📰 President Droupadi Murmu Poses With Rafale Pilot Shivangi Singh Pakistan Claimed to Have Captured During ‘Operation Sindoor’.
President Murmu takes Rafale sortie, poses with jet's first woman pilot
Ambala: President Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet from the Air Force Station here on Wednesday, and described it as an “unforgettable experience” that instilled in her a renewed sense of pride in the nation’s defence capabilities. During her visit, the president posed with Squadron leader Shivangi Singh, just before she took to the skies. Singh, the country’s first woman Rafale fighter jet pilot, was claimed to have bee…
President Droupadi Murmu Takes Off In Rafale Jet From Ambala Air Force Station
President Droupadi Murmu took off in a Rafale fighter jet from Ambala Air Force Station, following her 2023 Sukhoi 30 MKI sortie. Meanwhile, Dassault Aviation plans to set up a Rafale assembly line in India with Reliance, boosting local production for upcoming Air Force and Navy orders. Scroll ...
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