Notably, PM Modi and Spanish PM Sanchez will inaugurate the Final Assembly Line Plant of C295 aircraft at Vadodara, a flagship 'Make in India' initiative in aviation sector, which is being set up by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with Airbus Spain.
India had signed a contract with Airbus in 2021 to buy 56 C-295 transport aircraft of which 16 were to be directly sent from Spain while 40 had to be manufactured in India at Tata facility in Vadodara.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the Tata Advanced Systems Ltd's (TASL's) final assembly line facility for the C295 aircraft in Vadodara, Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor (Retd) on Sunday said that by 2030 the Indigenous component will increase to 78 per cent which will help the
In September 2021, India formalised the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the legacy Avro fleet of the IAF at a cost of Rs 21,935 crore.
The Airbus C295 medium airlifter has reached 300 orders, taking into account its different transport and mission versions, following the Republic of Kazakhstan's acquisition of a third aircraft for the Aviation Service of the National Security Committee.
The Indian Navy is going to carry out major operations involving the fleets of both of its aircraft carriers off the west coast in the next ten days, Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Sunday.
In a major boost for Make in India in the defence sector, the Indian Coast Guard and the Navy will be acquiring 15 C-295 transport aircraft that are being manufactured in India in a joint venture by Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Wednesday received the first C-295 transport aircraft made for India by global aircraft manufacturer Airbus at a facility in Seville in Spain.
According to a statement, the tactical aircraft took off from Seville, Spain, on May 5 at 11.45 local time (GMT+1) and landed at 14.45 after 3 hours of flight.
On this occasion, Modi said that this is our government's clear vision to make India Aatmnirbhar, especially in Defence Sector. "For this, we have taken many steps. The aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara is India's giant leap towards becoming self-reliant in the aviation sector."