Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez on Monday inaugurated the Tata Advanced System Limited-Airbus facility to manufacture C-295 military aircraft in India.
The facility in Gujarat’s Vadodara city is the first private sector final assembly line for military aircraft in India. PM Modi said it will not only strengthen the India-Spain relationship but also “boost our mission of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’.
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Mr. Sanchez said the first aircraft will be ready to roll out from this final assembly line in 2026. Mr. Sanchez said this plant summarises the bilateral relations between Spain and India.
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India and Spain signed several memorandums of understanding (MOUs) during the bilateral meeting. An MoU on rail transport was signed for cooperation in planning, design, development, commissioning and operation of infrastructure, stations, railways facilities and equipment of long distance passenger and freight networks as well as urban and regional railway systems, an official release said.
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