IAF Order 56 x C-295s

[ORAC]

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cabinet-approves-procurement-of-56-transport-aircraft-40-to-be-manufactured-in-india-1850705-2021-09-08

Cabinet approves procurement of 56 transport aircraft, 40 to be manufactured in India

The Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday approved the procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Spain's Airbus Defence and Space for the Indian Air Force. Among these,16 aircraft will be delivered in flyaway condition from Spain, while 40 to be manufactured in India…..

“Sixteen aircraft will be delivered in flyaway condition from Spain within 48 months of signing of the contract and forty aircraft will be manufactured in India by TATA Consortium within ten years of signing of the contract,” said the Ministry of Defence in a statement.

This is for the first time that a project of this kind has been approved where a military aircraft will be manufactured in the country by a private firm.

“All the 56 aircraft will be installed with indigenous electronic warfare suite,” said the defence ministry.…..

The C-295MW aircraft is a transport aircraft of 5-10 tonne capacity with contemporary technology that will replace the ageing Avro aircraft of IAF. The aircraft has a rear ramp door for quick reaction and para dropping of troops and cargo.…..

[chopper2004]

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cabinet-approves-procurement-of-56-transport-aircraft-40-to-be-manufactured-in-india-1850705-2021-09-08

Cabinet approves procurement of 56 transport aircraft, 40 to be manufactured in India

The Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday approved the procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Spain's Airbus Defence and Space for the Indian Air Force. Among these,16 aircraft will be delivered in flyaway condition from Spain, while 40 to be manufactured in India…..

“Sixteen aircraft will be delivered in flyaway condition from Spain within 48 months of signing of the contract and forty aircraft will be manufactured in India by TATA Consortium within ten years of signing of the contract,” said the Ministry of Defence in a statement.

This is for the first time that a project of this kind has been approved where a military aircraft will be manufactured in the country by a private firm.

“All the 56 aircraft will be installed with indigenous electronic warfare suite,” said the defence ministry.…..

The C-295MW aircraft is a transport aircraft of 5-10 tonne capacity with contemporary technology that will replace the ageing Avro aircraft of IAF. The aircraft has a rear ramp door for quick reaction and para dropping of troops and cargo.…..

Wondered what Avro a/c they were on about and looked on Scramble.nl and saw they have HS748 in service

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[dixi188]

IIRC the HS748s were built under license in India.

[megan]

Both the 748 Series 1 and Series 2 were licence-produced in Indian manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), aircraft produced by the company were designated HAL-748. By the end of production, HAL had completed 89 Indian-built aircraft, 72 of which were for the Indian Air Force and 17 were delivered to national flag carrier Indian Airlines

[MG]

A thicko question here: what makes the C295 a better purchase than the C27J? The C27J would seem to have a better range, payload and a larger, though shorter, cabin. Is the unit cost significantly different? I would have thought they’d be pretty close to remain competitive​​​​​​.

[chopper2004]

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/09/india-formalises-acquisition-of-56-airbus-c295-aircraft.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29I7MCxE19I

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