Gujarat: Indian PM Narendra Modi, Spanish President Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurate TATA Aircraft Complex for manufacturing C-295 aircraft
Indian PM Narendra Modi and Spanish President Pedro Sanchez on Monday jointly inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex for manufacturing C-295 aircraft at TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) Campus in Vadodara.
A total of 56 aircrafts are there under the C-295 programme, of which 16 are being delivered directly by Airbus from Spain and remaining 40 are to be made in India.
Tata Advanced Systems Ltd is responsible for making these 40 aircrafts in India. This facility will be the first private sector Final Assembly Line (FAL) for military aircraft in India.
"It will involve the full development of a complete ecosystem from the manufacture to assembly, test and qualification, to delivery and maintenance of the complete lifecycle of the aircraft," read a government statement issued earlier.
LIVE: માનનીય પ્રધાનમંત્રી શ્રી @NarendraModi જીના વરદ્હસ્તે અને સ્પેનના પ્રધાનમંત્રીશ્રીની વિશેષ ઉપસ્થિતિમાં TATA Aircraft Complex નું લોકાર્પણ સ્થળ: TASL કેમ્પસ, વડોદરા #C295MadeInIndia https://t.co/ZZgvDVdrak
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) October 28, 2024
Apart from Tatas, leading defence public sector units such as Bharat Electronics Ltd. and Bharat Dynamics Ltd, as well as private Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will contribute to this programme.
Earlier in October 2022, Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone for the Vadodara Final Assembly Line (FAL).
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