It’s finally over, India to buy 36 Rafales for $8.8 billion

India’s NDTV reported on Apr. 15 that Dassault has agreed to sell 36 Rafales to India for $8.8 billion.

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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2013) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The final agreement is set to be signed in India in three weeks, the television station added.

The package includes weapons and France wanted India to pay $12 billion initially.