The project would be carried out indigenously and the majority of the technology and equipment to be used would be made in India.

The Indian Air Force (IAF), soon after receiving information about the sighting of unidentified flying objects near the Imphal airport on Sunday, scrambled its Rafale fighter aircraft to search for them.

In a major development, India is planning to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines from France.

The structure and the level at which the hotline would be set up is likely to come up for discussion in future meetings between the two countries at the military level, they said.

The inquiry teams had started their work on the very next day the incident took place. The statements are being recorded and in one or two cases, some people have changed their account of the incidents, they said.

Sources within the security forces said the unit had deployed different teams for surveillance and ambush after receiving the inputs about the movement of terrorists in the Tiru area of the Mon district of Nagaland.

Having already received around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the Indian Air Force would start upgrading its fleet of French-origin fighters from January 2022, with India specific enhancements.

The chief was also briefed extensively about the air maintenance operations in support of the Indian Army and the paramilitary troops there.

The Army Chief further spoke about the situation at other friction points where China was aggressive like Gogra Hotsprings.