Summary The C-295 is a multi-role aircraft with diverse capabilities including firefighting role C-295 can carry 71 troops/49 paratroopers, operate off short runways for cargo transport/evacuations Can be converted into a gunship/armed ISR, maritime patrol/anti-submarine warfare, and AWACS variant The CASA C-295 (now the Airbus C295) is a medium tactical transport aircraft first built by the Spanish aerospace company CASA (now part of Airbus ). The first C-295 flew in 1997 and came into service for the Spanish Air Force in 1999. Since then, it has been ordered and put into service in many air forces and configured to perform many different roles.
While the C-295 may not be able to carry as much cargo as some other military transports , it is able to operate in places where others can't. 1 Medium transport The C-295 can carry 71 troops or 49 paratroopers Version: C-295M Personnel capacity: 66 to 71 troops Paratrooper capacity: 46 to 49 paratroopers The primary role of the CASA C-295 is to provide tactical transportation capability for short and medium distances. The Czech Army states it is able to carry up to 66 personnel or up to 46 fully equipped airborne troops (according to Airbus , in its troop passenger configuration, it can accommodate 71 troops or 49 paratroopers).
30 countries around the world now use the C-295 (including the Indian Air Force) . The aircraft can operate off short and unprepared airstrips and is used to supply forward locations that are not accessible .