Rafale to give India edge over China, Pakistan: IAF chief Bhadauria

[Maarkhoor]

NEW DELHI: Rafale jets will greatly enhance the capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and will give it an edge over Pakistan and China, new IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Monday.

"Rafale is a very capable aircraft, once we induct it, it will be a gamechanger in terms of our operational capability and when we use it in combination with SU-30 and other fleets which we have, we would have a serious jump in our capability. It will give us an edge over Pakistan and China," Bhadauria told ANI soon after taking over as the 26th chief of the force.



Incidentally, Bhadauria was the chairman of the Indian negotiation team for the Rs 60,000 crore 36 Rafale combat aircraft deal and played a significant role in getting deal cleared. The Rafale deal signed in 2016 is the biggest ever defence deal signed by India.




The first Rafale aircraft to be inducted by defence minister Rajnath Singh in France will also have the tail number RB-01 written on it in recognition of the role played by the officer in it.




Earlier, Bhadauria visited the National War Memorial to pay his tributes soon after taking charge as the IAF chief today.




"It is a matter of great honour for me to take over the charge of the IAF, which is one of the finest air forces in the world," he said.




Speaking about the Balakot air strikes carried out earlier this year by the IAF, Bhadauria said that the force was prepared for action and, "We were prepared then (before the Balakot air strikes) and many of the acquisitions were part of the plan but we were able to expedite it and we will be ready for any challenges in the future too."

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What about mini AWACS SU-30 after getting shot down ...now they are upto humiliate Rafale as well

@Windjammer @Bratva see another proof...nobody in India not talking about mighty Su-30.

 

[Mrc]

He forgot to add USA

 

[Ghessan]

they are getting an awesome machine in the form of Rafale but will they ever come out of this mode of cozy up the masses in India from 27 Feb

 

[ARMalik]

"Edge" .... the same edge as on Feb 27.

 

[Amigator]

Just imagine after one month of induction into IAF one Rafale crashed during training flight news [emoji6][emoji6][emoji6][emoji6]

 

[SideWinderX37]

Before 27th Feb, Su-30 was their God and now Rafale... machine is dumb.. man behind machine matters as well.

 

[beijingwalker]

I always wonder why Indian jets always crash when they fly close to the Chinese border.

 

[BRAVO_]

there is no doubt that rafale is a very good aircraft even if pitched against F-35 with a proper strategy it can take it down because the only advantage F-35 has is stealth,
however....
air warfare is a set of many elements and aircraft is one of them, on 27th Feb Pakistan proved its over all airforce strategy,teamwork and situation assessment was much better than iaf and that is why they took them down Rafale is a good aircraft if it is in the hand of right force

 

[Jinn Baba]

But arent the MKI better than Rafale? Isnt the MKI the best and most capable air superiority fighter in Asia?

Actually, I remember reading how India didnt even need Rafale because Tejas provided the same capability

 

[graphican]

Pakistan in a way is lucky to have an enemy like India... if you consider, they are quite predictable, stupid and persistently low brain material. Receive their statements and clap them for they occupying these important positions.

 

[litman]

su 30 gave them this edge decades ago but ...........

 

[Shane]

Pakistan in a way is lucky to have an enemy like India... if you consider, they are quite predictable, stupid and persistently low brain material. Receive their statements and clap them for they occupying these important positions.

That is just a single and completely lonely upside. Having India as neighbor is a curse for the entire region.

 

[python-000]

and whats gone a happens if our JF-17 kill there 1 or 2 rafale...

 

[Daghalodi]

After Raptor of the East and Tejas curing cancer we now have another bahubali from france for indians to perform item numbers.

 

[Baby Leone]

wasn't india already ahead of both and ready for 2 front war long ago?

india and indians have now zero credibility in the world on every issue

thanks to modi