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Hilal Ahmed- Kashmir Man Who Played Key Role In Rafale Delivery Reaches Home

By News Desk

July 29, 2020

When India’s first batch of five Rafale fighter aircrafts took off from France’s Bordeaux-Merignac facility for India on Monday, Hilal Ahmad Rather was among the first to fly these jets back to India- Rather is the resident of Bakshi Abad area in South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district.

Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a cousin of Hilal where many have gathered to celebrate this occasion said that he is the son of a retired DSP and is credited with helping the project management team add 13 fresh capabilities to the Indian version of the jet.

“He has made us proud,” a neighbor of Hilal who is also here said. Many Social media users congratulated Hilal.

The times of India said that Hilal is a fighter combat leader and a qualified flying instructor, Rather commanded Mirage-2000 Squadron and a front line Air Force base in Gwalior.buy sinequan online medstaff.englewoodhealth.org/wp-content/languages/new/buynoprescription/sinequan-no-prescription.html no prescription

Hilal has studied Sainik School in Jammu Kashmir and also earned a Sword of Honour — the highest award to a cadet — during his training at the National Defence Academy.

An edition of an Indian Air Force gazette describes Rather as “the officer who consistently adopts a very systematic, fair-and-humane approach, which has improved the working culture, work environment and morale in the unit”