Tata to Build C295s for IAF

摘要

India has approved acquisition of 56 C295 medium transport aircraft, the Ministry of Defence announced on May 13. The $1.86 billion programme will see 16 Airbus C295 aircraft assembled in Spain by Airbus Defence and Space and the remaining 40 built in India by the Indian Production Agency (IPA), a Tata-Airbus consortium, over the next eight years. The aircraft will replace the ageing Avro 748 in Indian Air Force service.