India gives initial nod to buy domestic weapons worth $26.8 billion, including fighter jets
India gives initial nod to buy domestic weapons worth $26.8 billion, including fighter jets
India's defence ministry on Thursday gave the initial nod to procure weapons worth 2.23 trillion rupees ($26.76 billion), it said in a statement.
An Indian official aware of the details of the approvals said they included 97 indigenous fighter jets and 156 combat helicopters worth around 1.15 trillion rupees ($13.80 billion) to be bought from state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
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