IAF to progressively induct C-295 airlifters from Sept 23
The Times of India|October 28, 2022
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IAF to progressively induct C-295 airlifters from Sept 23

New Delhi: In yet another major announcement for poll-bound Gujarat, the Tata-Airbus facility to manufacture C-295 aircraft will come up at Vadodara. The induction of 56 of these new-generation planes in the 2023-2031 timeframe will boost IAF’s tactical airlift capability along the border with China and in the Andaman Nicobar archipelago.

The first 16 C-295s will be delivered in a flyaway condition by Airbus Defence and Space (Spain) between September 2023 to August 2025 under the Rs 21,935 crore deal inked for 56 such medium-transport aircraft last year.

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