PM Modi and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez inaugurate Tata Aircraft Complex in Vadodara for C-295 manufacturing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex at Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in Vadodara, marking India’s first private sector Final Assembly Line (FAL) for military aircraft. The C-295 program involves the procurement of 56 aircraft, with 40 to be manufactured at this facility. The project aims to replace the Indian Air Force’s aging fleet of Avro-748 planes, with the first Made in India C-295 transport aircraft expected by September 2026.

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