<p>New Delhi: India is expected to seal in the next few weeks procurement of 26 naval variant of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rafale">Rafale</a> jets and three Scorpene submarines from France to further crank up its naval prowess, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.</p>.<p>It is not immediately clear if the procurement will be announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Paris next month to attend a summit on artificial intelligence.</p>.<p>Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to hold bilateral talks on the sideline of the summit, being held on February 10 and 11.</p>.From Pralay missiles to Rafale fighter jets, India's military prowess on full display at Republic Day parade.<p>The people cited above said all the two deals are in the final stage of finalisation and that the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) will have to look at them.</p>.<p>In July 2023, the defence ministry approved the purchase of 22 Rafale (marine) jets from France, primarily for deployment on board the indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.</p>.<p>The ministry had also cleared procurement of three Scorpene submarines from France.</p>.<p>Under the Indian Navy's Project 75, six Scorpene submarines have already been constructed in India by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in cooperation with the Naval Group of France.</p>.<p>The procurement of the Rafale (M) jets along with associated ancillary equipment including weapon systems and spares would be based on an inter-governmental agreement (IGA).</p>.<p>The Indian Air Force bought 36 Rafale fighter aircraft in fly-away condition. There is a thinking in the IAF that it should go for at least two more squadrons of the Rafale jets.</p>.<p>The defence and strategic ties between India and France have been on an upswing in the last few years.</p>.<p>In July 2023, India and France announced a raft of ground-breaking defence cooperation projects including the joint development of jet and helicopter engines.</p>.<p>The two strategic partners also had expressed commitment to cooperate in the co-development and co-production of advanced defence technologies, including for the benefit of third countries.</p>
<p>New Delhi: India is expected to seal in the next few weeks procurement of 26 naval variant of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rafale">Rafale</a> jets and three Scorpene submarines from France to further crank up its naval prowess, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.</p>.<p>It is not immediately clear if the procurement will be announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Paris next month to attend a summit on artificial intelligence.</p>.<p>Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to hold bilateral talks on the sideline of the summit, being held on February 10 and 11.</p>.From Pralay missiles to Rafale fighter jets, India's military prowess on full display at Republic Day parade.<p>The people cited above said all the two deals are in the final stage of finalisation and that the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) will have to look at them.</p>.<p>In July 2023, the defence ministry approved the purchase of 22 Rafale (marine) jets from France, primarily for deployment on board the indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.</p>.<p>The ministry had also cleared procurement of three Scorpene submarines from France.</p>.<p>Under the Indian Navy's Project 75, six Scorpene submarines have already been constructed in India by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in cooperation with the Naval Group of France.</p>.<p>The procurement of the Rafale (M) jets along with associated ancillary equipment including weapon systems and spares would be based on an inter-governmental agreement (IGA).</p>.<p>The Indian Air Force bought 36 Rafale fighter aircraft in fly-away condition. There is a thinking in the IAF that it should go for at least two more squadrons of the Rafale jets.</p>.<p>The defence and strategic ties between India and France have been on an upswing in the last few years.</p>.<p>In July 2023, India and France announced a raft of ground-breaking defence cooperation projects including the joint development of jet and helicopter engines.</p>.<p>The two strategic partners also had expressed commitment to cooperate in the co-development and co-production of advanced defence technologies, including for the benefit of third countries.</p>