Parrikar: India may take 2.5 years to get first Rafale

India’s defense minister said the first of the 36 Rafales may not reach the country until two-and-a-half years later.

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“Fly-away means not tomorrow, it has to be designed as per India’s need, plus there is a requirement of working out the price,” Manohar Parrikar told reporters.