The Serbian Ministry of Defence has ordered two Airbus C295 mlitary transport aircrafts and due to this fact the Serbian Air Pressure and Air Defence joins the household of C295 changing into the thirty sixth operator worldwide. The 2 plane, in transport configuration, will likely be outfitted with the fashionable avionics suite Collins Aerospace Professional Line Fusion® and can contribute to boost the air transport capabilities of the Republic of Serbia. Deliveries are anticipated to start in late 2023.
The contract was signed in Madrid within the presence of senior authorities members of the Republic of Serbia and Spain. This contract will likely be accompanied by a Authorities-to-Authorities supervision settlement between the Ministries of Defence of Spain and the Republic of Serbia, which goals to review the event of future defence programmes between each nations. Airbus is dedicated to keep up and foster its shut collaboration with the Republic of Serbia, which already operates Airbus navy options.
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The CASA C-295 is a medium tactical transport plane that was designed by the Spanish firm CASA (Airbus Defence and House) within the Nineties as a growth of the CASA-Nurtanio CN-235. It made its first flight on 28 November 1997 and entered service with the Spanish Air Pressure in 2001. The C-295 is able to performing all kinds of missions successfully: tactical and logistical transport, parachute and cargo drop, medical evacuation, and maritime patrol.
Its designation as C-295 follows the scheme of the planes designed by CASA, with the preliminary C of the producer after which a three-digit quantity, of which the primary signifies the variety of engines, two on this case, and the subsequent two its goal payload: 9.5 tonnes. With this order 33 international locations have already relied on the Airbus C295. With a complete of 281 orders worldwide and greater than half one million flight hours in operation, this plane is the undisputed chief in its phase.
