TATA-Airbus set to bag order for 15 more C-295 aircraft for Indian Navy & Coast Guard
Source : Indian Defence Updates (IDU)
 |
| Maritime C-295 aircraft launching sonobuoys (Image Copyright © Airbus Defence and Space 2016) |
The Ministry
of Defence is all set to grant Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the acquisition
of 9 Airbus C-295 Maritime aircraft for Navy and 6 C-295 aircraft for the Indian
Coast Guard.
Airbus Defense will modify the initial batch of aircraft for maritime requirements and the rest will be manufactured at the TATA-Airbus facility in Gujarat while the DRDO will execute the overall project to equip them with Multi-Mode Radars, Electro Optical Cameras and sonobuoys.
No comments: