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2023-10-01
Airbus C295 Makes its Way to India
Airbus Defence and Space recently handed over the first of 56 C295 aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in fly-away condition. These will begin replacing IAF’s ageing Avros-748 fleet.
The C295, in transport configuration and with an indigenous electronic warfare suite, left Airbus’ production site in Seville, Spain, for Delhi, India, piloted by a joint IAF-Airbus crew.
The first 16 C295s of the order will be assembled at the San Pablo Sur site in Seville, with the second aircraft due to be delivered in May 2024 and the next 14 rolled out at a rate of one per month until August 2025.
“It was only two years ago that we signed this contract with India, the largest order in the history of the C295,” said Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus’ Head of Military Air Systems, in a delivery ceremony held in Seville in the presence of India’s Ambassador to Spain, Dinesh K. Patnaik, and IAF Air Chief Marshal, Vivek Ram Chaudhari.
“Today, we are enhancing the capabilities of the Indian Air Force and modernising its transport fleet by delivering the first aircraft on schedule. This is the beginning of an exciting and long-term journey with the Indian Air Force,” Dumont added.
‘Make in India’ in Spotlight
To boost self-reliance in the defence-manufacturing sector in India, the remaining 40 C295s of the IAF order will be manufactured and assembled, in partnership with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), at a Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Vadodara in western India.
The production of these aircraft components has already started in the Main Constituent Assembly (MCA) facility in Hyderabad, southern India. These parts will be shipped to the Vadovara FAL, which is expected to be operational by November 2024.
The first ‘Make in India’ C295 will roll out of the Vadodara FAL in September 2026. The final aircraft is expected to be delivered to the IAF by August 2031.
With 283 orders from 41 operators, the C295 is a leader in its segment and stands out for its versatility. It can carry up to 71 troops or 50 paratroopers, airdrop cargo, be used for medical evacuation, and take off and land in short and unpaved runways. Adding to its flexibility is the capability of being equipped for the air-to-air refuelling of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
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