Guwahati: The Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh on Monday formally inaugurated the C-295 transport aircraft into the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The ceremony took place in the presence of high level military officials including the IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhuri.
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The new C-295 will further enhance the Indian Air Force’s tactical airlift capabilities along the border with China and in other places like Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.
The C-295 boasts of bring equipped with indigenous electronic warfare systems, it also has rear ramp doors for quick reaction as well as para-dropping of troops and cargo.
The new generation aircraft is also capable of performing special missions as we as disaster response and maritime patrol duties.
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The contract for the C-295 was led by the present Air Chief Marshall VR Chaudhuri and it is worth nearly Rs. 22000 crores, which was signed in September 2021.
A total of 56 aircrafts will be installed with an indigenous Electronic Warfare Suite that has been made by Bharat Electronics Ltd and Bharat Dynamics Ltd.