# Tata Consortium to build India's first private military aircraft plant in Vadodara

Tata Advanced Systems and Tata Consultancy Services will set up a ₹21,935 crore facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, to manufacture C-295MW transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force. PM Modi will lay the foundation stone on October 30, 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-10-27
- Where: Vadodara, Gujarat, India
- Value: $2.65B (219.3B INR)
- Jobs: 15,000
- Starts operating: Sep 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40 aircraft
- Products: C-295MW transport aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Tata Advanced Systems](https://endata.com/companies/9858.md)
- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (partner)
- [Airbus Defence and Space](https://endata.com/companies/16608.md) (partner)
- [Ministry of Defence (India)](https://endata.com/companies/50315.md) (customer)
- [Tata Consultancy Services](https://endata.com/companies/66185.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [thehindubusinessline.com](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/tata-consortium-to-set-up-indias-first-private-facility-for-c-295-military-aircrafts-in-vadodara/article66060938.ece), 2022-10-27: "This is the first project of its kind in which a military aircraft will be manufactured in India by a private company."
- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tata-airbus-to-build-c-295-transport-aircraft-in-vadodara-plant-122102701098_1.html), 2022-10-27: "The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday announced it had, for the first time, entrusted a private firm — Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) — to manufacture an entire aircraft for the military."
- [investindia.gov.in](https://www.investindia.gov.in/team-india-blogs/make-india-takes-wings-tata-airbus-c-295mw-project), 2022-11-03: "The foundation stone of India's first transport aircraft manufacturing facility was laid by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi."

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