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The EADS CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft, and is currently manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space in Spain.
The C-295 is manufactured and assembled in the Airbus Military facilities in the San Pablo Airport, in Seville, Spain. It is a development of the Spanish – Indonesian transport aircraft CASA/IPTN CN-235, but with a stretched fuselage, 50% more payload capability and new PW127G turboprop engines. The C-295 made its maiden flight in 1998. The first order came from the Spanish Air Force.
In 2012, EADS announced enhancements to the design, including winglets, and an ability to carry the Marte anti-ship missile. An airborne early warning and control version is also planned.[3]
The C-295 is in service with the Armed Forces of 15 countries. As of 31 March 2013, 121 C295s have been contracted and 94 are in service, two were lost in accidents.[4][1]
The C-295 was a major bidder for the US Army/US Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) which was awarded to the L-3 Communications/Alenia team on June 13, 2007.[5] The C-295 was considered a higher risk by the Army due to its use of a new operational mode to meet altitude and range requirements.[6]
The C-295 is a candidate to replace the Canadian Forces's DHC-5 Buffalos.[7]
The aircraft, along with the C-27J Spartan, is a candidate to replace the Indonesian Air Force's Fokker F27s and the Peruvian Air Force's Antonov An-32s.[8][9][10]
In November 2011, the Australian Department of Defence issued a request for information on the C-295 and C-27J as a replacement for Australia's retired de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou.[11]
In July 2012 Poland ordered an additional five C-295s, this order made the Polish Air Force the second largest single operator of the C295, flying 16 aircraft.[12] In January 2013, Airbus reported that a total of 28 C-295s had been sold during 2012 in what was described as a "bumper year".[13]
In response to a Request for Information from the Indian Air Force for 56 transport planes at $2.4 billion to replace an ageing fleet of 55 Hawker Siddeley HS 748, Airbus announced on 28 October 2014 that it would bid for the contract with the C-295.[14][15] On 13 May 2015, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) Approved Purchase of C-295.The first 16 planes under the deal will be directly procured from the vendor and remaining 40 planes would produced locally in India by Tata Advanced Systems.[16][17]
Data from Airbus Military,[53] c295.ca[54]
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