<p>The fourth batch of three Rafale fighter jets landed in India on Wednesday evening after flying non-stop from France, in a further boost to the strike capability of the Indian Air Force.</p>.<p>The jets were provided mid-air refuelling by air force tankers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the IAF said.</p>.<p>The 4th batch of three IAF #Rafales landed on Indian soil after a direct ferry from #IstresAirBase France," it tweeted.</p>.<p>The IAF also thanked the UAE air force for refuelling the Rafale jets, describing it as yet another milestone in the strong relationship between the two air forces.</p>.<p>The IAF did not disclose the base where the Rafale jets landed.</p>.<p>"Another batch of #Rafale take to the skies on non-stop flight to India with mid-air refuelling by UAE. Indian Air power grows further," the Indian Embassy in France tweeted earlier.</p>.<p>With the arrival of the three jets, the size of the Rafale fleet has increased to 14.</p>.<p>The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore.</p>.<p>The formal induction ceremony of the fleet had taken place at Ambala on September 10 last.</p>.<p>A second batch of three Rafale jets arrived in India on November 3, while a third batch of another three jets joined the IAF on January 27.</p>.<p>The first Rafale squadron is based in Ambala air force station.</p>.<p>The Indian Air Force is set to raise the second squadron of the Rafale combat jets in mid-April and it will be based in Hasimara airbase in West Bengal, according to military officials.</p>.<p>India is expected to get more Rafale jets from France in the next few months.</p>.<p>The Rafale jets, manufactured by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia.</p>.<p>The Rafale jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile, Scalp cruise missile and MICA weapons system will be the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets.</p>
<p>The fourth batch of three Rafale fighter jets landed in India on Wednesday evening after flying non-stop from France, in a further boost to the strike capability of the Indian Air Force.</p>.<p>The jets were provided mid-air refuelling by air force tankers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the IAF said.</p>.<p>The 4th batch of three IAF #Rafales landed on Indian soil after a direct ferry from #IstresAirBase France," it tweeted.</p>.<p>The IAF also thanked the UAE air force for refuelling the Rafale jets, describing it as yet another milestone in the strong relationship between the two air forces.</p>.<p>The IAF did not disclose the base where the Rafale jets landed.</p>.<p>"Another batch of #Rafale take to the skies on non-stop flight to India with mid-air refuelling by UAE. Indian Air power grows further," the Indian Embassy in France tweeted earlier.</p>.<p>With the arrival of the three jets, the size of the Rafale fleet has increased to 14.</p>.<p>The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore.</p>.<p>The formal induction ceremony of the fleet had taken place at Ambala on September 10 last.</p>.<p>A second batch of three Rafale jets arrived in India on November 3, while a third batch of another three jets joined the IAF on January 27.</p>.<p>The first Rafale squadron is based in Ambala air force station.</p>.<p>The Indian Air Force is set to raise the second squadron of the Rafale combat jets in mid-April and it will be based in Hasimara airbase in West Bengal, according to military officials.</p>.<p>India is expected to get more Rafale jets from France in the next few months.</p>.<p>The Rafale jets, manufactured by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia.</p>.<p>The Rafale jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile, Scalp cruise missile and MICA weapons system will be the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets.</p>