2022年10月28日 · The Avro Hawker Siddeley HS748, a twin-engine turboprop military transport and freighter of British origin, has been used by the Indian Air Force since the 1960s. Now, the IAF will replace this ageing fleet with the Airbus' C-295, which will be manufactured in Vadodara

2014年2月16日 · The induction of the AVRO 748 aircraft type in India was the result of the drive of just one man. This is now a part of the history of the country’s aviation industry. Having joined the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a Hawai Sepoy (Air Soldier), a rank lower than that of a Private, Harjinder Singh rose to become an Air Vice Marshal (AVM).

2023年11月27日 · The new fleet will enhance IAF’s capabilities and join the historic 11 Squadron “Rhinos”. On September 25, 2023, the Indian Air Force at Air Force Station Hindan, formally inducts the Airbus C-295MW to replace the Legendary AVRO (HS-748) aircraft, which first took to air on November 01, 1961.

2023年12月30日 · The C295 brings huge relief to the IAF as a replacement for the Avro HS 748 which has outlived its useful life and is now being flogged by the IAF as a matter of necessity. It also represents an edge over the Avro not only in terms of performance and capability but also by way of modern technology as it is four decades more advanced than the ...

2024年5月4日 · The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the second of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace its ageing Avro-748 fleet. The aircraft, part of a Rs 21,935 crore acquisition deal formalized in September 2021, will be produced in Spain and Gujarat's Vadodara under India's 'Make in India' Aerospace program.

2021年9月9日 · The procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday marks the culmination of a decade-long process...

2023年9月25日 · The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally began phasing out its legacy HS-748 Avro transport aircraft from service when the first C-295MW transport aircraft was inducted into service in a formal ...

2023年9月25日 · The Indian Air Force (IAF) is procuring the C295 aircraft to replace its fleet of ageing Avro-748 planes that entered the service over six decades back. The C295 is known to be a superior aircraft used for tactical transport of up to 71 troops or 50 paratroopers, and for logistic operations to locations that are not accessible to current ...

2024年8月12日 · The skies over India are set to witness a changing of the guard as the Indian Air Force (IAF) prepares to phase out its ageing fleet of Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Avro transport aircraft. These twin-turboprop veterans, serving the IAF since the 1960s, will gradually be replaced by the more modern and versatile Airbus C-295M transport aircraft.

2021年9月9日 · New Delhi: In a major decision, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday approved the procurement of 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force to replace its ageing Avro planes which were first inducted around 60 years ago.