In her second sortie in a combat aircraft, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, flew in a Rafale fighter from the Air Force Station, Ambala on Wednesday.

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, flew alongside her in a separate aircraft.

The 40-minute sortie, with the call sign Golden Arrow One and piloted by Group Captain Amit Gehani, Commanding Officer of No.17 Squadron, was over parts of Haryana within the designated local flying area of the airbase, the oldest in India. The aircraft flew at a height of about 15,000 feet above sea level and at a speed of about 700 km per hour.

"The sortie on Rafale is an unforgettable experience for me. This first flight on the potent Rafale aircraft has instilled in me a renewed sense of pride in the nation's defence capabilities. I co

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