Aircraft
India Approves Airbus-Tata Bid To Supply 56 C-295s
The twin-turboprop military transport will be manufactured in India but not by state-owned HAL.
A groundbreaking deal to build C-295s in India will push sales of the twin turboprop well beyond 200. (Photo: Airbus D&S)
A groundbreaking deal to build C-295s in India will push sales of the twin turboprop well beyond 200. (Photo: Airbus D&S)

India’s Defense Acquisition Committee (DAC) has cleared a groundbreaking project to acquire 56 medium transports from a private Indian company. Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) will partner with Airbus Defence & Space to supply C-295 twin turboprops as replacements for the aging Avro 748Ms of the Indian Air Force. Those aircraft were license-built by government-owned HAL, which was not allowed to bid for the $2.4 billion replacement project.


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