NEW DELHI: India and France on Monday signed a mega Rs 63,000 crore deal to purchase 26 Rafale Marine plane for the Indian Navy. The Indian aspect was represented by defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, the place Navy Vice chief vice admiral Okay Swaminathan was current.
The deal, which comes amid the heightened pressure between India and Pakistan, was cleared by the PM Modi-led cupboard committee on safety earlier this month. The jets will primarily function from the deck of the indigenous plane service INS Vikrant.
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