India, France sign Rs 63,000 crore mega deal to buy 26 Rafale Marine aircraft | India News
NEW DELHI: India and France on Monday signed a mega Rs 63,000 crore deal to buy 26 Rafale Marine aircraft for the Indian Navy. The Indian side was represented by defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, where Navy Vice chief vice admiral K Swaminathan was present.
The deal, which comes amid the heightened tension between India and Pakistan, was cleared by the PM Modi-led cabinet committee on security earlier this month. The jets will primarily operate from the deck of the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
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