- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a C-295MW transport aircraft manufacturing project for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Vadodara in Gujarat on October 30.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel and other dignitaries will attend the function.
- “For the first time, the C-295 aircraft will be manufactured outside of Europe,” Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said.
- In September last year, India sealed a nearly Rs 21,000 crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space to procure 56 C-295 transport aircraft to replace the ageing Avro-748 planes of the IAF under a project that entails manufacturing of military aircraft in India for the first time by a private company.
- AIR correspondent reports that the transport aircraft manufacturing project will prove to be another milestone in the country’s efforts towards self-reliance in the aviation sector.
- This transport aircraft manufacturing project will create an entirely new ecosystem for the aviation sector and enhance the country’s overall position in transport aircraft manufacturing by promoting Make in India initiative.
PM Modi to lay foundation stone of military transport aircraft manufacturing project in Vadodara on 30 October
