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<div>The first made-in-India C-295 military transport aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said on Wednesday. The IAF is procuring 56 C-295 transport aircraft at a cost of around Rs 21,935 crore.</div>
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<div>Forty of these aircraft will be assembled by Tata Advanced Systems Limited in cooperation with Airbus at a production facility in Vadodara, Gujarat.</div>
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<div>The IAF congratulated the entire team behind the successful maiden flight of the first India-made C-295.</div>
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<div>"The achievement reinforces India's growing aerospace capabilities and underscores the Indian Air Force's commitment to fostering indigenous defence capability under the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat," it said.</div>
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