NEW DELHI, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — India\’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday formally inducted the first C-295 transport aircraft into the Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Hindon airbase in north India, officials said.
The induction of the medium-lift tactical aircraft will bolster the capability of the IAF, Singh said in a statement posted on social media.
The defense and aerospace sectors were the two important pillars of making India self-reliant in the coming years, said the minister.
India\’s defense ministry in September 2021 signed a deal with Airbus Defense and Space, Spain for the procurement of 56 \”C-295\” medium transport aircraft for the IAF.