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In this episode of the Perspective Prog. Based on ‘Make In India: Make For World'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara on
Sunday.
The facility will manufacture C-295 aircraft for the Indian Air Force through collaboration between Tata Advanced Systems
Limited, Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain.
The C-295 is a transport aircraft of 5-10 tonne capacity with contemporary technology that will replace the ageing Avro
aircraft of IAF.
16 aircraft will be delivered in flyaway condition between September 2023 and August 2025.
Remaining 40 will be manufactured at the Vadodara manufacturing facility.
The first Made in India aircraft is expected from September 2026.
After completion of delivery of 56 aircraft to IAF, Airbus Defence & Space will be allowed to sell the aircraft manufactured in
India to civil operators and export to other countries as well.

About
 Set up by: Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).
 This is the first time a private sector company would be manufacturing a full aircraft in the country.
 This is a huge step forward for India in the global aircraft manufacturing domain.

C-295MW Transporter
 About:
o The C295 was originally produced by a Spanish aircraft manufacturer named Construccionaes Aeronauticcas
SA.
o This company is now part of Airbus and the aircraft’s manufacturing takes place at Airbus’s plant in Spain.
 Capacity:
o The C-295MW is a transport aircraft of 5-10 tonne capacity.
 Request For Proposal (RFP):
o It was issued to global firms in May 2013 and the sole bid by Airbus and TASL was approved by the Defence
Acquisition Council in May 2015.
 Agreement:
o In September 2021, India signed a Rs 21,935 crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space to procure 56 C295
aircraft to replace the IAF’s ageing Avro-748 planes, which entered service in the early 1960s.
 Delivery:
o Of the 56 aircraft contracted, 16 will come in fly-away condition from Spain between September 2023 and
August 2025.

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o The remaining 40 will be manufactured here to be delivered between September 2026 and 2031 at the rate of
eight aircraft per year.
 Training and skilling:
o Nearly 240 engineers will be trained at the Airbus facility in Spain for the project, the MoD said.
 Feature:
o The C-295 has very good fuel efficiency.
o It can take off and land from short as well as unprepared runways.

Importance of C-295 Transport Aircraft Manufacturing Facility

Promote Self-Reliance:
 The project offers a unique opportunity for the Indian private sector to enter into technology intensive and highly
competitive aviation industry.
o It will augment domestic aviation manufacturing resulting in reduced import dependence and expected
increase in exports.
o After completion of delivery of 56 aircraft to IAF, Airbus Defence & Space will be allowed to sell the aircraft
manufactured in India to civil operators and export to countries which are cleared by the Government of India.
Employment Generation:
 The TATA Consortium has identified more than 125 in-country MSME suppliers spread over seven states. This will act as
a catalyst in employment generation in the aerospace ecosystem of the country.
o This is expected to generate 600 highly skilled jobs directly, over 3,000 indirect jobs and an additional 3,000
medium skill employment opportunities with more than 42.5 lakh man hours of work within the aerospace and
defence sector of India.
o Nearly 240 engineers will be trained at Airbus facility in Spain.

What will be India’s Image now in this sector?

 With the procurement of these aircraft, India has become the 35th C-295 operator worldwide.
 With 285 aircraft ordered and 38 operators in 34 different countries, the aircraft has achieved more than 5,00,000 flight
hours.
 The Navy and the Coast Guard have also expressed interest in the C-295 and it can be used in civilian roles as well as
exported in the future.
 The C-295 is also a potential replacement for the AN-32 aircraft, the workhorse of the IAF with over 100 of them in
service.
 The AN-32s will be in service upto 2032 and beyond.

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Effect on the domestic aircraft manufacturing ecosystem

 Background:
o Over the last two decades, Indian companies, both public and private, have steadily expanded their footprint in
the global supply chains of major defence and aerospace manufacturers supplying a range of components,
systems and sub-systems.
 Good force :
o As U.S. and India pursue the Indo-Pacific strategy, India’s strengths coupled with U.S. and European technology
prowess can be a force for good in the world
 Manufacturing boost :
o The domestic defence manufacturing ecosystem will get a boost with the C-295 project as it will lead to the
development of a strong private industrial aerospace ecosystem not only in and around Vadodara but across
the country.
o Bengaluru and Hyderabad already have developed such aerospace and defence domains over the years.
 Skilled jobs created:
o The C-295 project is expected to create more than 15,000 skilled direct and indirect jobs across the aerospace
ecosystem, with more than 125 suppliers qualified on global quality standards across India.
 Assembly and production functions:
o Manufacturing of over 13,400 detail parts, 4,600 sub-assemblies and all the seven major component assemblies
will be undertaken in India, along with tools, jigs and testers, Tata said.

India’s Civil Aviation Sector

 India has a much bigger footprint in civil aviation manufacturing than defence, in addition to being a major market itself.
Both Airbus and Boeing do significant sourcing from India for their civil programmes.
 According to Airbus every commercial aircraft manufactured by them today is partly designed and made in India.
 Since 2007, Airbus has had a wholly domestic-owned design centre in India which has more than 650 engineers who
specialise in high-tech aeronautical engineering and work across both fixed- and rotary-wing Airbus aircraft
programmes.
 Another major growing area is Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) for which India can emerge as the regional
hub.

What needs to be done?

 The private defence sector is still nascent and a conducive and stable regulatory and policy environment will be an
important enabler.
 With the right momentum, a realistic roadmap and enabling policy framework, India can become a hub for aircraft
manufacturing akin to the automobile clusters which turned India into a major exporter of cars to the world..
 India is moving ahead with the mantra of ‘Make in India’ and ‘Make for the Globe’, and continues to enhance its
potential by becoming a major manufacturer of transport planes.

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