India signs 7.8 bln euro deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets from France
September 23, 2016 at 03:19 AM EDT
NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - India signed a deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France on Friday for close to 7.8 billion euros ($8.7 billion) on Friday, the country's first major acquisition of fighter planes for two decades.