President Droupadi Mumru on Wednesday took a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet at the Air Force Station in Haryana's Ambala. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh was among others present at the Air Force station on the occasion. The President's sortie in a Rafale jet gains significance against the backdrop of the aircraft's use during Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces' operation launched against terror infrastructure in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. President Murmu was seen dressed up in uniform, carrying a helmet ahead of the sortie.
VIDEO | President Droupadi Murmu (@rashtrapatibhvn) waves as she takes off for a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet from Ambala air base.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 29, 2025
Rafale jets were used during Operation Sindoor, launched by India in response to the April 22 dastardly Pahalgam terror attack.
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Murmu, the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, became the third President and second woman head of state to take a sortie in a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft at Assam's Tezpur Air Force Station on April 8, 2023.
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