President Droupadi Murmu takes sortie in Rafale fighter jet at Ambala Air Force Station

October 29, 2025 2:52 PM

President Droupadi Murmu takes sortie in Rafale fighter jet at Ambala Air Force Station

President Droupadi Murmu took a sortie in a Rafale fighter aircraft at the Air Force Station in Ambala on Wednesday, becoming the first President of India to have flown in two fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). In 2023, she had taken a sortie in a Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft. The Ambala Air Force Station holds special significance as it was the first base to receive the Rafale jets from Dassault Aviation’s facility in France. The President, who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian ...

President Murmu to take sortie in Rafale on Oct 29

October 28, 2025 10:38 PM

President Murmu to take sortie in Rafale on Oct 29

President Droupadi Murmu will take a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet in Haryana's Ambala on Wednesday. "The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, will visit Ambala, Haryana tomorrow where she will take a sortie in Rafale," said a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. On April 8, 2023, the President took a sortie in a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station, Assam. Earlier in the day, President Murmu inaugurated the opening plenary of the Eighth Session...