Combat aircraft
France to India: Rafale, 2016
India bought 36 Rafale fighters direct from the French state in a government-to-government contract.
The record
- Weapon systemRafale
- CategoryCombat aircraft
- SupplierFrance (Paris)
- RecipientIndia (New Delhi)
- Units recorded36
- Value$8.7B
- Year2016
- StatusDelivered
- Documentation confidence90/100
- Distance between capitals6,587 km
How to read this
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