C-295 Transport Aircraft Induction In IAF Today: Know Features, Specifications, Other Details

Today, 25th September, I shall be in Ghaziabad to attend the Bharat Drone Shakti 2023, a drone exhibition cum display event. Shall also attend the unveiling ceremony of the IAF’s first C- 295 MW transport aircraft at Hindon Airbase. Looking forward to it.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 25, 2023
The military transport aircraft has a capacity of 10-tons and can speed up to a maximum of 480 kmphThe C-295 MW can transport 71 troops, 50 paratroopers, five standard pallets and 24 healthcare unitsThe C-295 can be used for mid-air refuelling of fixed wing aircrafts and helicoptersThe C-295 transport aircraft has the special capability of Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) and can lift even from grass, soft or unpaved surfaces. It can take-off from just a 2,200-feet long airstrip tooThe aircraft that will be formally inducted in the IAF today comes equipped with indigenous radar warning receivers and missile approach warning systems, developed by Bharat Electronics LimitedThe C-295s will have a countermeasure dispensing system, supplied by Bharat Dynamics Limited