Former Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni took to Twitter to write about the addition of Rafale fighter jets to the Indian Air Force. Dhoni praised the IAF pilots as the ‘best fighter pilots in the world’.
“With the Final Induction Ceremony, the world’s best combat-tested 4.5Gen fighter aircraft welcomes the world’s best fighter pilots. In the hands of our pilots and the combination of different aircraft with the IAF, the lethality of powerful birds will only increase. Wishing Glorious Squad 17 (Golden Arrows) all the best and for all of us we hope the Rafale surpasses the Mirage 2000 service record, but Su30MKI is still my favorite and the guys have a new goal to fight and wait for the compromise from BVR until their upgrade to Super Sukhoi, ”Dhoni wrote in a two-part tweet.
With the Final Induction Ceremony, the best combat-tested 4.5Gen fighter jet welcomes the world’s best fighter pilots. In the hands of our pilots and the combination of different aircraft with the IAF, the lethality of powerful birds will only increase.
– Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) September 10, 2020
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Dhoni, who is currently in the United Arab Emirates to participate in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) season, will be in action in a competitive match for the first time since he played the ICC World Cup semi-final on last year when Chennai The Super Kings faced the Mumbai Indians in the first tournament on September 19.
He announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15, 2020.
Wishing Glorious Squad 17 (Golden Arrows) all the best and for all of us we hope the Rafale surpasses the Mirage 2000 service record, but Su30MKI is still my favorite and the guys have a new goal to fight and wait for the compromise from BVR until their upgrade to Super Sukhoi
– Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) September 10, 2020
The five Rafale aircraft that arrived at Ambala Air Force Station on July 27 were incorporated into Squadron 17 of the Indian Air Forces ‘Golden Arrows’ on Thursday.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh presented an induction scroll to Group Captain Harkeerat Singh, the Commander of Squadron 17 of the Indian Air Force ‘Golden Arrows’, thus formally completing the induction of the 5 fighter jets Rafale in the squad.
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