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Airbus C-295MW
TestingIndian media reported that the first Vadodara-assembled C-295 completed its maiden test flight on 2026-06-10.
Indian media reported that the first C-295 assembled at the Tata-Airbus Final Assembly Line in Vadodara completed its maiden test flight on 2026-06-10. It is the first of 40 aircraft to be made in India after Airbus delivered all 16 fly-away aircraft from Seville, the last on 2025-08-02. The Vadodara line, inaugurated on 2024-10-28, is India's first private-sector final assembly line for military aircraft and integrates components already produced at the programme's Hyderabad facility. The contract covers 56 C-295MW aircraft, all with an indigenous electronic-warfare suite, to replace the IAF's HS-748 Avro fleet. The programme matters because it renews tactical airlift while creating an Indian private-sector aircraft production, test, qualification and lifecycle-support ecosystem.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
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Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Indian configuration | C-295MW transport with indigenous electronic-warfare suite ↗ |
| Maximum tactical payload | Up to 8 tonnes ↗ |
| Troop capacity | 70 troops or 48 paratroopers plus jumpmasters ↗ |
| Length | 24.50 m ↗ |
| Wingspan | 27.59 m ↗ |
| Height | 8.66 m ↗ |
| Cargo cabin | 12.69 m long, 2.70 m wide and 1.90 m high ↗ |
| Maximum take-off weight | 23,200 kg ↗ |
| Powerplant | Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G turboprops, 2,645 shp each ↗ |
| Maximum cruise speed | 260 kt (480 km/h) ↗ |
| Cruise altitude | Up to 30,000 ft ↗ |
| Ferry range | 5,750 km (3,100 nmi) ↗ |
Spec sources: airbus.com ↗ · airbus.com ↗ · airbus.com ↗ · image.contactad.airbus.com ↗
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Program timeline
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Indian media reported that the first C-295 assembled at the Tata-Airbus Final Assembly Line in Vadodara completed its maiden test flight.
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India received the sixteenth and final Airbus-built C-295 from the Seville line, completing the fly-away portion of the 56-aircraft order two months early.
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The Indian and Spanish prime ministers inaugurated the Tata-Airbus C-295 Final Assembly Line in Vadodara, the country's first private-sector military-aircraft FAL.
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The IAF formally inducted its first C-295MW at Hindan Air Force Station; 11 Squadron, the Rhinos, became the first unit equipped with the type.
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Airbus handed over the first of 56 Indian C-295s in fly-away condition at Seville, fitted in transport configuration with an indigenous electronic-warfare suite.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone in Vadodara for the Tata consortium's C-295 manufacturing project, the first Indian private-sector military-aircraft production programme of its kind.
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The Ministry of Defence signed the contract with Airbus Defence and Space for 56 C-295MW aircraft, with 40 of them to be manufactured in India by the Tata consortium and all fitted with an indigenous electronic-warfare suite.
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