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India is set to boost its aerial combat capabilities with the planned acquisition of a significant number of Meteor air-to-air missiles for the Indian Air Force’s frontline Rafale fighter jets, according to a report by news agency ANI .

The Indian Air Force had earlier acquired Meteor missiles as part of the first batch of 36 Rafale jets purchased from France in 2016. The same missiles are also included in the weapons package for the 26 naval Rafales that will be delivered over the next few years.

Currently, the Rafale fleet is the only combat aircraft in the Indian Air Force capable of firing the European long-range Meteor missiles, which have a strike range of up to 200 kilometre

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