No need to buy 126 Rafale jets: Manohar Parrikar
- 5 years ago
Parrikar says India will buy 36 Rafale jets from France instead of 126
India would buy only 36 Rafale warplanes from France, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said Sunday, ruling out the possibility of acquiring more of these fighters for the air force that is battling a depleted fleet.
The minister said the previous government’s proposed $25-billion deal for 126 Rafales was economically unviable. “We are not buying the rest. We are only buying the direct 36,”
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India would buy only 36 Rafale warplanes from France, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said Sunday, ruling out the possibility of acquiring more of these fighters for the air force that is battling a depleted fleet.
The minister said the previous government’s proposed $25-billion deal for 126 Rafales was economically unviable. “We are not buying the rest. We are only buying the direct 36,”
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