India’s Medium Transport Aircraft Race Heats Up As IAF Eyes Fleet Renewal

India’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program is entering a decisive phase, with the Indian Air Force (IAF) set to acquire 60–80 aircraft in the 18–30 tonne payload class to replace ageing An-32s and reduce reliance on Il-76s.The contest has narrowed to Embraer’s C-390 Millennium and Lockheed Martin’s C-130J, with Airbus’s A400M seen as capable but too costly for routine missions.The IAF’s MTA
India’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program is entering a decisive phase, with the Indian Air Force (IAF) set to acquire 60–80 aircraft in the 18–30 tonne payload class to replace ageing An-32s and reduce reliance on Il-76s.The contest has narrowed to Embraer’s C-390 Millennium and Lockheed Martin’s C-130J, with Airbus’s A400M seen as capable but too costly for routine missions.The IAF’s MTA
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