President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday took a sortie in a Rafale aircraft at Air Force Station Ambala, Haryana, and described the experience as “unforgettable”.

On the occasion, President Murmu congratulated the Indian Air Force and the entire team of Air Force Station for successfully organising this sortie.

She is the first President to have taken sortie in two fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force. Earlier, she took a sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI in 2023, the President’s Secretariat said in an official statement.

Air Force Station, Ambala, is the first Air Force Station where Rafale aircraft arrived from Dassault Aviation Facility, France.

The President, who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, flew for approximately 30 minutes covering about 200 kilometers before ret

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