Defense Council approves proposal to buy 26 Rafale-M jets from France

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Category : Defense Published on: July 15 2023

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The Defense Acquisition Council approved the proposal to buy 26 Rafale-M fighter aircraft for the Indian Navy.
These include 22 single-seated Rafale marine aircraft, and four twin-seater trainer versions.
Also, three additional Scorpene class submarines will also be bought for the Indian Navy.
The deals are expected to be worth around Rs 90,000 crore.
These planes will be used by the Indian Navy on the INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya, which currently employ the MiG-29.
This will be the second such fighter jet purchase from the French aerospace major Dassault Aviation in recent years.