C295 - Airbus/CASA C-295

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Aircraft Model (Name & Manufacturer)
CASA C-295 - CASA and Airbus Defence and Space

Aircraft Category
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(Use ICAO wingspan aircraft classification)

Purpose or Role in Game
Tactical Transport Aircraft, Cargo Transport and Military category.

Why should this aircraft be added?
The C-295 is a further development of the CASA CN-235 tactical transport aircraft with a stretched fuselage, 50% more payload capacity and new Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G turboprop engines with 6-bladed Hamilton Standard 568F-5 propellers.

This aircraft would add more cargo and military plane in game, and It would add more different propeller cargo.

Airlines that use it
The C295 is in service with the armed forces of 36 countries. By 30 November 2025, 311 C-295s had been ordered with 238 in service and three lost in accidents:

• Algeria , The Algerian Air Force received six C-295s for transport and maritime patrol.One was lost in an accident. In January 2025, the Spanish government authorized Airbus to export eight new C-295s to Algeria;
• Angola , The Angolan Air Force ordered two C-295s for maritime patrol duties and one for transport;
• Bangladesh , The Bangladesh Army Aviation Group operates two C-295W for tactical transport;
• Brazil , The Brazilian Air Force received 13 C-295s, designated C-105A Amazonas, to replace their ageing DHC-5/C-115 Buffalo transports. Additional orders are to raise the total to 15 by 2020;
• Brunei , The Royal Brunei Air Force is to become the 39th operator of the C-295 aircraft worldwide and the eighth in the Asia-Pacific region. A total of four aircraft have been ordered and the first two will be delivered in January 2024;
• Burkina Faso , The Burkina Faso Air Force has taken delivery of one C-295, registration XT-MBH, as of 16 November 2021;
• Canada , The Royal Canadian Air Force ordered 16 CC-295s in 2016 to replace its ageing fleet of CC-115 Buffalos and older-model C-130H Hercules search and rescue aircraft. All aircraft were expected to be delivered by the end of 2022. Additional trainer aircraft for maintenance personnel arrived in 2020 without SAR equipment. The aircraft entered operational service on May 1, 2025.8 CC-295 as of May 2025;
• Chile , The Chilean Navy operates three C-295 MPAs;
• Colombia , The Colombian Air Force operates six C-295s; the last of the original four was delivered in April 2009. The fifth aircraft was ordered in September 2012 and delivered 14 March 2013. The sixth aircraft was ordered in January 2013, entering service before 31 August 2015;
• Czechia , The Czech Air Force ordered four C-295 to replace their fleet of Antonov An-26s, all having been delivered in 2010. They are based at Kbely Air Force Base;
• Ecuador , The Ecuadorian Air Force operates three aircraft;
• Egypt , The Egyptian Air Force operates 24 C-295s as of August 2018;
• Equatorial Guinea , Equatorial Guinea Air Force – Two (one transport and one surveillance) aircraft on order for delivery from September 2016;
• Finland , The Finnish Air Force operates three C-295s;
• Ghana , The Ghanaian Air Force operates three C-295s;
• India , 1. Indian Air Force – 16 delivered, out of total 56 C-295MW ordered. While 16 were manufactured by Airbus in Spain the rest of 40 would be built by Tata Advanced Systems in India, with the first Indian-assembled C-295 expected to roll out by or before September 2026. 50 more planned as replacement for older An-32s; 2. Indian Navy, Nine planned; 3. Indian Coast Guard, Six planned;
• Indonesia , 1. The Indonesian Air Force operates 10 C-295s for tactical and logistical transport. One of them are of the maritime patrol variant; 2. The Indonesian National Police operates one CN-295 for personnel and logistical transport;
• Ireland , The Irish Air Corps has 3 C-295 in its inventory, 2 maritime patrol and 1 transport variant;
• Ivroy Coast , The Air Force of Ivory Coast ordered one C-295 on 21 January 2019;
• Jordan , The Royal Jordanian Air Force operates two C-295s;
• Kazakhstan , The Kazakh Air Defense Forces operates eight C-295s;
• Mali , The Air Force of Mali operates 1;
• Mexico , 1. The Mexican Air Force operates eight C-295Ms; 2. The Mexican Navy operates four C-295Ms and two C-295Ws;
• Oman , The Royal Air Force of Oman operates eight C-295s;
• Phillipine , The Philippine Air Force 7 units delivered, 4 C-295M and 3 C-295W;
• Poland , The Polish Air Force has received 17 C-295s, one of which has been lost in a crash;
• Portugal , The Portuguese Air Force received 12 C-295s;
• Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered four C-295Ws in June 2015;
• Senegal , The Senegalese Air Force received one C-295W in July 2022;
• Serbia , The Serbian Air Force and Air Defence operates two C-295Ws;
• Spain , The Spanish Air and Space Force operates 13 C-295s, In June 2023, a further 16 units, 6 in MPA configuration and 10 in MSA configuration;
• Thailand , The Royal Thai Army operates three C-295Ws;
• United States of America , The United States Air Force has 6 C-295Ws in use as of 2025;
• Uzbekistan , The Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces ordered four C-295Ws;
• Vietnam , The Vietnam People’s Air Force operates three C-295 aircraft.

-C295M -operator;

-C295 Persuader users;

-Both version Users.

Special characteristics or variants
Variants of the plane:

C-295M

Military transport version. Capacity for 71 troops, 48 paratroops, 27 stretchers, five 2.24 × 2.74 m (88 × 108 inches) pallets, or three light vehicles.

CN-295

Locally-produced variant by Indonesian Aerospace under license in Bandung, Indonesia.

C-295 MPA/Persuader

Maritime patrol/anti-submarine warfare version. Provision for six hardpoints.

CN-295 MSA

Maritime Surveillance Aircraft. Maritime and overland surveillance, as well as search and rescue missions, support of special operations missions, MEDEVAC capabilities in hostile areas, and for maritime pollution control.

C-295 AEW&C

Prototype airborne early warning and control version with EL/W-2090 360 degree radar dome. The AESA radar was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and has an integrated IFF (Identification friend or foe) system.

C-295 Firefighter

Dedicated aerial firefighting aircraft.

CC-295 Kingfisher

Dedicated search and rescue aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force based on C-295W.

C-295 SIGINT

Dedicated signals intelligence version .

C-295W

Upgraded model, equipped with wingtip devices (winglets) to improve performance in the takeoff, climb, and cruise phases of flight by increasing the lift-drag ratio.

C-295 ISR

Armed variant equipped with machine guns, small-caliber automatic cannons, rocket launchers, laser-guided bombs, and anti-tank missiles.

AC-295 Gunship

Gunship version developed by Airbus Defence and Space, Orbital ATK, and the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau, based on the AC-235 Light Gunship configuration.

KC-295

Dedicated tanker aircraft.

The C295 can also perform extremely short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities (all variants).

Specification (C-295W)

Dimension and weight:

Length 24.45 m
Wingspan 25.81 m
Height 8.60 m
Wing area 59.00 m²
Empty weight 11,000 kg
Maximum takeoff weight 23,200 kg
Passengers 71

General characteristics:

• Capacity: 70 soldiers, 48 paratroops, 24 stretchers along with up to seven medical attendants, five standard 108" pallets of cargo, or three Land Rover-sized light vehicles.

• Cabin Dimensions: 12.69 × 2.70 × 1.90 meters (41.63 x 8.858 x 6.23 feet)

• Length: 24.50 m (80 ft)

• Wing span: 27.59 m (91 ft)

• Height: 8.66 m (28 ft)

• Maximum Payload: 9,000 kg (19,842 lb)

• Maximum takeoff weight: 23,200 kg (51,147 lb)

• Maximum landing weight: 23,200 kg (51,147 lb)

• Fuel Capacity: 7,500 L (2,000 US gal; 1,600 imp gal)

• Engine Type: 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G

• Engine Power: 2,645 shp (1,972 kW).

Performance

• Cruising Speed: 260 kn (482 km/h; 299 mph)

• Ferry Range: 5,750 km (3,573 mi)

• Range with 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) payload: 5,000 km (3,107 mi)

• Range with 6,000 kg (13,228 lb) payload: 3,704 km (2,302 mi)

• Service Ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)

• Absolute Ceiling: 9,145 m (30,003 ft)

• Take-off run: 670 m (2,198 ft) Sea level, ISA

• Landing run: 320 m (1,050 ft) Sea level, ISA

• Hardpoints: six (optional: three under each wing)

• Hardpoint capacity: inboard pylons 800 kg (1,764 lb); centre pylons 500 kg (1,102 lb); outboard pylons 300 kg (661 lb)

Optional: Links or references
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