India, April 28 -- India will on Monday sign a Rs.63,000-crore deal with France to buy 26 Rafale Marine aircraft for the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, a move aimed at boosting the Indian Navy's capabilities in the Indo-Pacific.

The Cabinet Commitee on Security (CCS), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the government-to-government deal for 22 single-seat Rafale M fighters and four twin-seat trainers earlier this month.

The aircraft, manufactured by French plane maker Dassault Aviation, is being imported as an interim measure to meet the navy's urgent requirements until India develops its own twin-engine deck-based fighter.

The Rafale M procurement will include weapons, simulators, spares, associat...