India's First Privately Built Military Aircraft Is Ready: All You Need To Know About The C-295

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• India's First Privately Built Military Aircraft Is Ready: All You Need To Know About The C-295 Published By, Last Updated: May 18, 2026, 15:05 IST The C-295 is a tactical military aircraft capable of transporting troops, carrying cargo, air ambulances, disaster relief operations, and special missions Rapid Read Deputy Chief of the Air Staff visits the final assembly line of the C-295 at Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Vadodara.
• (X @IAF_MCC) India has achieved a huge feat in domestic defence production as the first ever locally-assembled Airbus C-295 transport plane is ready for testing at the Tata-Airbus plant in Vadodara, Gujarat.
• This is a historic moment in India’s military aviation industry since this is the first time an Indian private sector company has produced a military aircraft on this scale.
• Here’s everything you need to know about the aircraft and why it matters.
• What Is the C-295?