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Defence Ministry approves procurement of 26 Rafale jets for Indian Navy

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.

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Defence ministry gives initial okay to buy Rafale jets, submarines: Report

The Defence Ministry on July 13 approved the proposed procurement of 26 the naval variant of Rafale jets from France, the ministry said.

The approval for the procurement came from the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) following a meeting held by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out on his two-day Paris visit.

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The DAC, which is the defence ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement, also cleared a proposal for the construction of three more Scorpene class submarines in India.

The mega defence projects are expected to be announced after wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday.