Remi Maillard, President and MD, Airbus India & South Asia:

“The signing of the C295 contract marks a new dawn in India’s defence industry. The programme will put India on the global map of prominent aircraft manufacturing countries, serving not only the Indian Air Force well but also the Government of India’s vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. Airbus will bring its complete bouquet of world-class aircraft manufacturing and servicing to India in collaboration with our industrial partners, including Tata, leading defence public sector units such as BEL and BDL, as well as private MSMEs.”