First Rafale jet to be delivered in 2 months, says French Ambassador

French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler said on Friday that the first Rafale aircraft will be delivered within two months and it will be “perfectly on time”, PTI reported.

“The first Rafale will be delivered to the Indian Air Force in two months from now, I think in September, perfectly on time,” Ziegler said on the sidelines of a function in Bhopal. “Thirty-six will come within the next two years.”

Ziegler hailed the relationship between India and France. “Look at the track record we have developed in cooperation with India in the past 50 years,” he said. “The IAF has been flying with French technology, and Indo-French technology, because there is a large amount of technology that we have co-developed.” He added that the partnership will continue for another 50 years.