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The defence ministry has approved the proposed procurement of 26 Naval variant of Rafale jets from France, people familiar with the development said, reported PTI.
The project was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a two-day visit to Paris.
The DAC, which is the defence ministry’s highest decision making body on procurement, also cleared a proposal for construction of three more Scorpene submarines in India.
