President Droupadi Murmu's Historic Rafale Sortie with Air Chief Marshal

This special report focuses on President Droupadi Murmu's historic sortie in a Rafale fighter jet from the Ambala Air Force Station, accompanied by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, flying in a separate jet. According to the report, 'this is not a usual operational sortie, but a sortie with a lot of messages about the deterrence of Indian Armed Forces'. As the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, President Murmu becomes the first President to fly in the IAF's most advanced aircraft. This flight comes after her 2023 sortie in a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet in Assam. The Ambala airbase is home to the No. 17 'Golden Arrows' squadron, the first to be equipped with the Rafale jets, which were notably used in the recent 'Operation Sindoor'.