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INDIA SEALS HISTORIC AIRBUS MILITARY AIRCRAFT DEAL, RATAN TATA SAYS 'BOLD STEP'

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/25/2021 12:05:16 PM

New Delhi, Sep 24 The government’s move to acquire 56 Airbus C-295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet “is a bold step”, according to Ratan Tata. On Friday, in a joint statement, Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus announced that the Defence Ministry had cleared the joint project to build the 56 C-295 aircraft in India. Tata said, “it is a great step forward in the opening up of aviation and avionics projects in India,” and “this bold step in fully building this state-of-the-art multi-role aircraft in India in support of the ‘Make in India’ thrust to bolster the country’s equity framework.”