India has purchased 36 rafale fighter aircraft, which has aroused widespread concern in the international community. At present, there are conflicts between India and Pakistan, and there are frequent battles. In the recent battle between India and Pakistan, Indian fighters were insufficient, while Pakistani fighters were more powerful. Therefore, India will spend $8 billion to buy these 36 rafale fighter, on the one hand, to improve its air combat effectiveness, and on the other hand, to fight against China's J -20 fighters.
Gust is a new generation of multi-role fighter in France, which can perform air combat and attack ground or sea targets. Its maximum takeoff weight is about 2 1 ton, its maximum horizontal flight speed is about Mach 2, and its operational radius is about 1 1,000 km.
In addition to buying fighter planes, India and France also signed another 12 cooperation agreements, including satellite launch, nuclear energy, solar energy technology development, anti-terrorism and economic and trade cooperation.
The 36 planes that India plans to purchase will all be deployed to the Indian Air Force within two years, and they intend to form two air squadrons. Used as a fighter, the French "Gust" will make the fighter team of the Indian Air Force bigger and bigger. Now India's main fighters are purchased from Russia and France. Indian fighters are quite old and must be replaced as soon as possible.