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Today the defence ministry has
offered to buy at least 200 fighter jets from foreign companies, but only if
they are manufactured in India with a local partner, sources said. The Union
Defence Ministry asked several companies if they are willing to set up a
manufacturing assembly line in India, according to the report. Experts said that
the potential deal which could be as many as 300 aircraft would worth between
$13 billion (approx INR 86,845 Crores) to $15 billion (approx INR 1 lakh Crores)
making one of the biggest military aircraft deals in the country's history.
