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Tata Advanced System Ltd. will manufacture C-295 aircraft in India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish President Pedro Sanchez inaugurated a unit at Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL) to manufacture C-295 aircraft in Vadodara.

Key points:

  • Under this deal with Airbus Spain, India has purchased a total of 56 C-295 aircraft.
    • Out of this, 16 are being delivered directly by Airbus from Spain.
  • The remaining 40 aircraft will be manufactured in India itself.
    • These aircraft will be manufactured in India by Tata Advanced Systems.
    • The first aircraft will be received in September 2026.
    • After this the rest will be supplied.
  • The last aircraft will be received in August 2031.
  • Tata Aircraft Complex inaugurated to manufacture C-295 aircraft at TASL campus in Vadodara.
  • This facility will be the first private sector Final Assembly Line (FAL) for military aircraft in India.
  • The project will generate 600 highly skilled direct and 3000 indirect jobs.

About C295 aircraft:

  • C-295 is a tactical military transport aircraft.
  • It is set to replace the ageing Avro-748 fleet.
    • They were inducted in the 60s.
  • The aircraft can carry 71 troops or 50 paratroopers.
  • All the aircraft will be equipped with electronic warfare suite.
    • It provides communication, security and sensing capabilities using the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • It is capable of flying in all types of weather.
  • It is designed for the purpose of relief air transport.
  • It can carry up to 9.5 tonnes of weight.

Airbus Spain and India's deal for C-295:

  • A deal was signed on September 24, 2021 to buy 56 C-295 transport aircraft from Spain.
  • The Defense Ministry had made this deal for Rs 21,935 crore.

Aircrafts received from Airbus Spain:

  • 16 aircraft are being delivered directly by Airbus from Spain.
  • Six of these have been delivered to the Indian Air Force.
  • The seventh aircraft can be delivered to the Air Force by the end of this year.
  • The delivery of these 16 aircraft is to be completed by August 2025.

Manufacturing of aircraft in TASL:

  • The first 16 aircraft to be manufactured in it will have 48 percent indigenous content.
  • The next 24 aircraft to be manufactured will have 75 percent indigenous content.
  • The use of indigenous material will be up to 78 percent in the 12 more aircraft to be manufactured here.
  • Airbus has provided licenses to 37 Indian companies to manufacture parts of these aircraft.

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL):

  • It is a non-governmental aerospace and defense company of India.
  • It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group.
  • It was established in the year 2007.
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