Modi and Pedro Sanchez inaugurate TATA Aircraft Complex for C-295 in Vadodara
On 28 October 2024, PM Narendra Modi and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex for manufacturing C-295 aircraft at the Tata Advanced Systems Limited campus in Vadodara, Gujarat — the country's first private-sector Final Assembly Line for military aircraft.
Summary
On 28 October 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex for manufacturing C-295 aircraft at the Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) campus in Vadodara, Gujarat. The Final Assembly Line, built by TASL with Airbus Spain, is the first private-sector Final Assembly Line for military aircraft in India. Airbus Spain is delivering 16 aircraft in fly-away condition (six already delivered to the IAF), and 40 are to be made in India; the first Made-in-India C-295 is expected by September 2026. The PM recalled laying the factory's foundation stone in October 2022 and said it would support indigenous manufacture of 18,000 aircraft parts.
Key facts
- Date
- 28 Oct 2024
- Place
- TASL campus, Vadodara, Gujarat
- Partners
- Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Airbus Spain
- Significance
- First private-sector Final Assembly Line for military aircraft in India
- Aircraft
- 16 fly-away from Spain (6 delivered); 40 to be made in India
- First Indian-made C-295
- Expected by September 2026
- Foundation stone
- October 2022
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Where is the TATA Aircraft Complex for manufacturing C-295 aircraft, inaugurated on 28 October 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Vadodara
PIB (MoD), 28 Oct 2024: the complex is at the TASL campus in Vadodara, Gujarat.
Consider the following about the C-295 facility inaugurated in Vadodara: 1. It is the first private-sector Final Assembly Line for military aircraft in India. 2. It was built by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with Airbus Spain. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (MoD), 28 Oct 2024: the facility is the first private sector Final Assembly Line for military aircraft in the country; MEA's list of outcomes says it was built by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with Airbus Spain.
How many C-295 aircraft are to be manufactured in India under the programme?
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Correct answer: D — 40
MEA joint statement (PIB), 28 Oct 2024: the plant will roll out the first Made in India C295 in 2026, out of a total of 40 aircraft to be manufactured in India.
How many C-295 aircraft is Airbus Spain delivering to India in fly-away condition?
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Correct answer: B — 16
PIB (PMO), 28 Oct 2024: Airbus Spain is delivering 16 aircraft in fly-away condition, of which 6 have already been delivered to the IAF.
According to the MoD, by when is the first Made-in-India C-295 expected to be rolled out from Vadodara?
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Correct answer: B — September 2026
PIB (MoD), 28 Oct 2024: First Made-in-India C-295 expected to be rolled out by September 2026.