Airbus delivers first C295 to IAF
The Statesman|September 14, 2023
Airbus Defence and Space has officially handed over in flyaway condition the first of 56 C295 aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to begin replacing its ageing Avros-748 fleet.
Airbus delivers first C295 to IAF

The C295, in transport configuration and with an indigenous electronic warfare suite, took off from Seville airfield in Spain with Indian Air Force chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on board on Wednesday.

Group Captain PS Negi is flying the aircraft which will have stopovers at Malta, Egypt and Bahrain before landing at Vadodara air base in Gujarat.

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