India signs $7.4 billion deal with France to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets

By theStar in April 28, 2025 – Reading time 1 minute

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(Reuters) – India signed a deal with France on Monday to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft worth 630 billion rupees ($7.41 billion) for its navy, an official from the Indian defense ministry told Reuters.

($1 = 84.9950 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Shivam Patel and Surbhi Misra; Editing by YP Rajesh and Bernadette Baum)

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