India will receive the last Rafale fighter jet from France by December 15, completing the delivery of all the 36 aircraft as part of the deal between the two countries.
Senior defence officials told India Today that the aircraft was used for developing the India-specific enhancements in the Rafale fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
India signed a deal for 36 Rafale planes and 35 of these have already been delivered from France. They are stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hasimara in West Bengal. The 36th aircraft was provided to the Indian side by France with all its spares and other parts replaced as it was being used for developmental activities.
The first batch of Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, 2020.
The Indian Air Force also started upgrading the planes to the highest standards and equipped them with all the India-specific enhancements.