Indian Air Force receives first C-295 transport plane from Airbus, 55 extra to observe
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force obtained supply of its first C-295 transport plane on Wednesday, with Airbus formally handing it over in fly-away situation.
The C-295, in transport configuration and with an indigenous digital warfare suite, will depart Airbus’ manufacturing website in Seville, Spain, for Delhi within the subsequent few days, piloted by a joint IAF-Airbus crew.
“It was only two years ago that we signed this contract with India, the largest order in the history of the C-295,” mentioned Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus’ Head of Military Air Systems, in a supply ceremony held in Seville within the presence of India’s Ambassador to Spain Dinesh Okay Patnaik and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari.
The first 16 C-295s of the 56 plane on order will probably be assembled on the San Pablo Sur website in Seville with the second plane attributable to be delivered in May 2024 and the following 14 rolled out at a fee of 1 per 30 days till August 2025. These will probably be changing the IAF’s ageing Avros fleet.
To enhance self-reliance within the defence-manufacturing sector in India, the remaining 40 C-295s of the IAF order will probably be manufactured and assembled – in partnership with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) – at a Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Vadodara.
The manufacturing of elements of those plane has already began within the Main Constituent Assembly (MCA) facility in Hyderabad.
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As per Airbus, the primary ‘Make in India’ C-295 will roll out of the Vadodara FAL in September 2026 in what will probably be a milestone for the Indian aerospace business. The closing plane is anticipated to be delivered to the IAF by August 2031.
As reported earlier by The New Indian Express, the C-295MW plane has a 5-10 tonne capability and possesses modern know-how.
The plane has a rear ramp door for fast response and para-dropping of troops and cargo. The quick take-off/touchdown from semi-prepared surfaces is one other of its options.
It has a most pace of 480 kmph.
The plane will strengthen the logistic capabilities of the IAF. It can carry both 71 passengers or 44 totally geared up paratroopers or 24 stretchers.
More than 13400 element components, 4600 sub-assemblies and all seven main element assemblies, together with nostril fuselage, outer wings, centre wing field, centre fuselage, rear fuselage, doorways and empennage will probably be manufactured at this facility.
Final meeting work like integration of techniques and meeting of aero techniques of the C-295MW can even be carried out on the facility.
IAF officers mentioned the C-295 plane would be capable of function from Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) and even unprepared runways.
All 56 plane will probably be fitted with an indigenous digital warfare suite to be developed by the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd and Bharat Dynamics Limited.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force obtained supply of its first C-295 transport plane on Wednesday, with Airbus formally handing it over in fly-away situation.
The C-295, in transport configuration and with an indigenous digital warfare suite, will depart Airbus’ manufacturing website in Seville, Spain, for Delhi within the subsequent few days, piloted by a joint IAF-Airbus crew.
“It was only two years ago that we signed this contract with India, the largest order in the history of the C-295,” mentioned Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus’ Head of Military Air Systems, in a supply ceremony held in Seville within the presence of India’s Ambassador to Spain Dinesh Okay Patnaik and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The first 16 C-295s of the 56 plane on order will probably be assembled on the San Pablo Sur website in Seville with the second plane attributable to be delivered in May 2024 and the following 14 rolled out at a fee of 1 per 30 days till August 2025. These will probably be changing the IAF’s ageing Avros fleet.
To enhance self-reliance within the defence-manufacturing sector in India, the remaining 40 C-295s of the IAF order will probably be manufactured and assembled – in partnership with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) – at a Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Vadodara.
The manufacturing of elements of those plane has already began within the Main Constituent Assembly (MCA) facility in Hyderabad.
ALSO READ | Manufacturing C-295 to amp up India’s defence industrial base
As per Airbus, the primary ‘Make in India’ C-295 will roll out of the Vadodara FAL in September 2026 in what will probably be a milestone for the Indian aerospace business. The closing plane is anticipated to be delivered to the IAF by August 2031.
As reported earlier by The New Indian Express, the C-295MW plane has a 5-10 tonne capability and possesses modern know-how.
The plane has a rear ramp door for fast response and para-dropping of troops and cargo. The quick take-off/touchdown from semi-prepared surfaces is one other of its options.
It has a most pace of 480 kmph.
The plane will strengthen the logistic capabilities of the IAF. It can carry both 71 passengers or 44 totally geared up paratroopers or 24 stretchers.
More than 13400 element components, 4600 sub-assemblies and all seven main element assemblies, together with nostril fuselage, outer wings, centre wing field, centre fuselage, rear fuselage, doorways and empennage will probably be manufactured at this facility.
Final meeting work like integration of techniques and meeting of aero techniques of the C-295MW can even be carried out on the facility.
IAF officers mentioned the C-295 plane would be capable of function from Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) and even unprepared runways.
All 56 plane will probably be fitted with an indigenous digital warfare suite to be developed by the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd and Bharat Dynamics Limited.
