India revives project to acquire Japanese US-2i amphibious aircrafts, worth $1.5 billion

India revives project to acquire Japanese US-2i amphibious aircrafts, worth Rs 10,000 crore

By Rajat Pandit, TNN | Updated: Nov 05, 2016, 07.42 AM IST

NEW DELHI: India has revived the stalled project to acquire a dozen Japanese US-2i amphibious aircraft, worth around Rs 10,000 crore, ahead of PM Narendra Modi‘s visit to Tokyo on November 11-12 to further cement the bilateral strategic partnership.

While the inking of a civil nuclear cooperation agreement is likely to be the centrepiece of the meeting between Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, sources say the declaration of India’s intention to acquire the US-2i aircraft is also going to be a major highlight of the summit.

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