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Philip Smart | Adelaide

The Philippines Air Force has taken delivery of the first of three Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft ordered from Airbus Defence and Space.

The aircraft was formally handed over in Seville, Spain where the final assembly line is located.

In Philippines Air Force service the C295 will play a key role in the modernisation of the force´s transport fleet, which today includes a mix of Fokker C-130 Hercules, Fokker F27, GAF Nomad and C212 Aviocar aircraft.

The C295 will undertake a wide variety of military and humanitarian missions.

The Airbus Military C295 is a tactical airlifter able to carry up to nine tonnes of payload or up to 71 personnel, at a maximum cruise speed of 260 kt /480 km/h. 

It is designed for operation from unprepared short, soft and rough airstrips.

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