Earlier, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari received the first of the 56 C295 transport aircraft two years after India sealed a Rs 21,935-crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space to procure the jets to replace its ageing Avro--748 fleet.
Airbus handed over first C-295 aircraft to IAF at a ceremony in Spanish city of Seville. It was the first delivery of the planes under a Rs 21,935-crore project that was sealed with Airbus Defence and Space two years ago.
Indian Air Force aircraft: According to Defence Officials, Indian multinational conglomerate Tata will collaborate with Airbus to manufacture as many as 40 C-295 aircraft.
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday approved the procurement of 56 C-295 MW transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force to replace its ageing Avro planes which were first inducted around 60 years ago.
A massive day-night search for a transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, which went missing two days ago, continued on Wednesday in remote mountainous Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh's West Siang district.
New Delhi, Jul 20: The US has accepted India's request for supplying six more C-130J special operations transport aircraft to the IAF and a communication in this regard was given to the Defence Ministry recently.
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