In a telephonic conversation, French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly assured Defence Minister Rajnath Singh of timely delivery of multi-role fighter jets.
Four Rafale jets are currently under production at the Dassault Aviation's Bordeaux-M?rignac production facility in France while four others are under trials.
According to the contract, 11 of the total 36 Rafale jets under the deal are to be delivered on an annual basis. The first four jets were formally handed over to India in October 2019. These aircraft will arrive in India in May.
They also discussed matters of mutual concern including COVID-19 situation, regional security and agreed to strengthen the Bilateral Defence Cooperation between India and France, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
