President Droupadi Murmu embarks on sortie in Rafale jet at Ambala air force station | In Pics

Rafale, manufactured by Dassault Aviation, was the first imported fighter jet to be inducted into the IAF in 22 years after the Russian Sukhoi-30 fighters. 

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By HT News Desk
Published on Oct 29, 2025 04:09 pm IST 9 Photos
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President Droupadi Murmu walks towards a Rafale jet as she took a sortie in the fighter aircraft today from the Ambala air force station. Rafale fighter jets are manufactured by the France-based aerospace firm Dassault Aviation, and were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in September 2020 at the Ambala Air Force station.(@PresidentOfIndia/PTI)
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President Droupadi Murmu with Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and others before she takes a sortie in Rafale fighter jet, at Air Force Station in Haryana's Ambala on Wednesday.(@PresidentOfIndia/PTI)
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President Droupadi Murmu, the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, poses in front of a Rafale fighter jet before embarking on a sortie from Ambala air force station in Haryana on Wednesday.(@PresidentOfIndia/PTI)

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President Droupadi Murmu strikes a pose with the majestic Rafale aircraft before she takes a sortie at Air Force Station in Haryana's Ambala. She was seen dressed up in uniform, carrying a helmet ahead of the sortie.(Rashtrapati Bhavan/PTI)
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President Droupadi Murmu poses with an IAF official, moments before she embarked on a sortie in the Rafale fighter jet at air force station at Haryana's Ambala. The first batch of five Rafale aircraft, which arrived in India from France on July 27, 2020, was inducted into the 17 Squadron, the 'Golden Arrows'.(Rashtrapati Bhavan/PTI)

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