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India's First Private Military Aircraft Facility Launched

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-29T10:01:06.329251+05:30

- **PM Modi** and **Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez** inaugurated the **TASL-Airbus facility** in Vadodara on October 28. - The facility will produce **C-295 military transport aircraft**, the first private sector establishment in India for military aircraft. - **C-295 aircraft** will initially serve domestic needs and later be exported. - The facility aims to create a complete ecosystem for aircraft manufacturing, from assembly to maintenance. - India signed a **Rs 21,000 crore deal** with Airbus to procure 56 C-295 aircraft, replacing the IAF's Avro-748 planes. Source: [Business News India](https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/c-295-manufacturing-facility-launched-heres-how-it-will-transform-iafs-tactical-airlift-operations-451788-2024-10-28), [Mint](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tata-airbus-c-295-facility-1st-private-assembly-line-future-export-ecosystem-all-need-know-pm-modi-sanchez-india-spain-11730095477159.html), [Mint](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tataairbus-c-295-aircraft-key-features-5000-km-range-11-hours-endurance-multi-mission-vadodara-pm-modi-india-spain-11730095646606.html), [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/all-about-c-295-new-military-aircraft-set-to-be-manufactured-by-india-101730092372828.html), [Times Now News](https://www.timesnownews.com/india/c295-assembly-facility-indias-1st-aerospace-project-under-make-in-india-launch-today-why-it-will-be-a-game-changer-article-114676863)

PM Modi and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez inaugurated the TASL-Airbus facility in Vadodara on October 28.
The facility will produce C-295 military transport aircraft, the first private sector establishment in India for military aircraft.
C-295 aircraft will initially serve domestic needs and later be exported.
The facility aims to create a complete ecosystem for aircraft manufacturing, from assembly to maintenance.
India signed a Rs 21,000 crore deal with Airbus to procure 56 C-295 aircraft, replacing the IAF's Avro-748 planes.

Source: Business News India, Mint, Mint, Hindustan Times, Times Now News