This Spanish-built Airbus Military C295, flying over San Pablo Airport in Seville during a test flight, is the first of nine of the airlifters that the Indonesian government has ordered for its air force. The first aircraft is due to be delivered toward the end of September. Indonesia's deputy defense minister, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin,told Aviation Week earlier this year that the first three or four C295s would be made in Spain but the others would be assembled in Bandung at Indonesia's state-owned aircraft manufacturer Indonesian Aerospace (lAe). The Indonesian firm already makes Airbus Military's smaller CN235s and C212s, under license. The air force plans to use the C295s as tactical transports to replace its Fokker F27s, which have been grounded.
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