Apart from India, how many countries use Rafale fighter jet, one fighter jet cost Rs....
Apart from India, how many countries use Rafale fighter jet, one fighter jet cost Rs…
Rafale Fighter Jet: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif recently claimed that the Pak Army shot down as many as six fighter jets during the faceoff with India, including six Rafale fighter jets. However, the claim was rejected by India's Chief Defence Officer Anil Chauhan. He admitted that the fighter jets were damaged during the faceoff, calling the claim of shooting down six fighter jets including Rafale completely false. Notably, India uses Rafale jets against the enemy, along with this there are other countries in the world who are crazy about Rafale, let's know about them.
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