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First Made-In-India C295 Aircraft Delayed By Up To Two Months Due To Minor Issues
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News18•07-10-2026, 18:40
First Made-In-India C295 Aircraft Delayed By Up To Two Months Due To Minor Issues
- •The delivery of the first made-in-India C295 tactical transport aircraft has been delayed by one to two months due to minor issues encountered during testing.
- •Indian Air Force Chief ACM AP Singh confirmed that the testing phase is underway and the issues are currently being actively resolved.
- •This aircraft is the 17th in a total order of 56 transport jets and the very first to be completely manufactured domestically under a partnership between Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems Limited.
- •The final assembly is taking place at a facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, as part of India's push for indigenous aerospace manufacturing and the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
- •The modern C295 fleet will replace the legacy Avro fleet, providing vital tactical airlift capabilities for challenging geographical terrains like Ladakh and the Northeast.
Key Questions Answered
The delivery of the first made-in-India C295 tactical transport aircraft has been delayed by one to two months due to minor issues encountered during the testing phase, which are actively being resolved.
The remaining 40 C295 aircraft are being manufactured by Tata Advanced Systems Limited in partnership with Airbus at a Final Assembly Line located in Vadodara, Gujarat, with major structural components built in Hyderabad.
The induction of the C295 fleet is a critical modernisation step to completely replace the Indian Air Force's legacy Avro fleet that has been in active service since the 1960s.
