The C295 final assembly line is shown at Airbus Military’s San Pablo facility, located near Seville, Spain.

A significant new agreement for the sale of C295 tactical transports to Indonesia underscores Airbus Military’s ability to provide aircraft that meet a nation’s diverse mission needs while also establishing an in-country industrial presence.

The nine C295s – to be operated by the Indonesian Air Force – will be used for missions that include military and logistical transport, along with humanitarian and medical evacuation. Delivery start-up for these aircraft is expected in 2012, and should be completed by 2014.

Under terms of a contract agreement announced at this month’s Singapore Airshow, the PT Dirgantara Indonesia aerospace company will set up a “light” final assembly line to build certain C295s from the later aircraft supplied to the Indonesian Air Force. In addition, the company will be responsible for future manufacturing of the tail empennages, rear fuselages and fuselage panels to be used on all Airbus Military-produced C295s.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia’s creation of the “light” final assembly line will enable it to build aircraft using a majority of airframe components supplied by Airbus Military. This will position the Indonesian company for potential similar duties if additional C295s are sold to the country, or successfully marketed in other areas of Southeast Asia.

To date, more than 85 C295s are in service with 14 different operators around the world. Airbus Military is producing the aircraft – which is part of the CN235/C295 family that directly responds to Canada’s search and rescue mission needs – at a combined output of 18 annually on its assembly line at San Pablo near Seville, Spain.