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

The Union Cabinet approved the procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft on Wednesday. A total of 40 aircraft will 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 those 16 aircraft to 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.