India to buy 26 Rafale Marine jets from France; check aircraft details here
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) met to clear proposals to buy 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets and three Scorpene submarines for the Navy.
The approval by the DAC — which defence minister Rajnath Singh heads — may lead to an announcement on procuring the Rafale M aircraft during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day Paris visit, according to a report in The Indian Express.
The DAC has granted the acceptance of necessity (AoN) to procure the fighter jets, but the price and purchase terms will be negotiated with the French government since they will be bought on an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) basis.
