India is expanding a long-delayed deal to purchase 36 Dassault Aviation SA Rafale fighter jets from France ahead of a visit by president Francois Hollande later this month.
The two sides agreed on an option for India to buy an additional 18 warplanes on the same terms at a future date, a senior Indian defence official said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public yet. The nations have also resolved what equipment, systems and weapons would go into the jet, the official said
The two sides agreed on an option for India to buy an additional 18 warplanes on the same terms at a future date, a senior Indian defence official said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public yet. The nations have also resolved what equipment, systems and weapons would go into the jet, the official said
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