Discover Vietnamese motor transport C-295M

In 2013, the Vietnamese People's Army signed a contract to buy C-295 transport aircraft for military weapons transport to replace part of the fleet of An-26 aircraft in use.

Discover Vietnamese military weapons

Transport aircraft, also called mechanical transport, are an important part of military weapons systems. In 2013, our army ordered the transport aircraft C-295 for the transport mission, gradually replacing the gradually aging " An-26 " line .

EADS CASA C-295 is a two-engine tactical military transport aircraft built by Airbus Military, based in Spain. The first C-295 flew in 1997 and was launched in 2001. Currently Airbus Military has shipped more than 100 aircraft of this type.

The C-295 was added to the Vietnamese military weapons treasure

Parameter

Each C-295 is 24.5 m long and has a wingspan of 25.81 m with a maximum takeoff load of 23.2 tons . The two propeller engines allowed the C-295 to travel at 576 km / h with a ceiling of 9.1 km. It can carry military vehicles thanks to its large storage compartment.

The C-295 is equipped with two 2,645-horsepower turboprop engines that can fly at a maximum speed of 576 km / h, a range of 4,600 km and carry 75 soldiers / passengers or more than 9 tons of cargo. The C-295 cargo compartment can carry up to 48 paratroopers or 75 regular soldiers or 27 ambulance stretchers and 4 health workers or 5 beds 2.24x2.74m or up to 3 light tactical vehicles.

The C-205 is designed to carry a lot of military equipment and weapons

Currently, nearly 20 countries have ordered C-295. Due to their small size, these aircraft can take off on a 670 m long runway while easily landing on a 320 m long runway.It is suitable for operating conditions in short runways.

Equipment

The C-295 cockpit is equipped with many Top Digital integrated electronic devices provided by Thales. The communication-positioning system of the aircraft includes: 2 or 3 radio transceivers UHF / VHF, single or dual HF stations and audio control systems. The C-295 is also equipped with a cockpit voice recorder (CVR), an enemy-identification unit (IFF) and an emergency transponder positioning (ELT).

C-295 is equipped with many modern communication facilities

Variant

C-295 has many versions , in which C-298M is a specialized military transport aircraft. It can carry 71 soldiers, 48 ​​paratroopers, 27 ambulance stretchers, five 2.24 x 2.74 m or 3 light military vehicles.

NC-295 is an aircraft version made exclusively by the Indonesian airline company for the country's military. In 2013, a CN-295 came to Vietnam to demonstrate its feature to offer, but Vietnam refused to buy original goods.

C-295 transport aircraft of the Vietnamese army

C-295MPA / Persuader is a patrol, underground version . It has 6 spare brackets under the body and wings for ready-to-use underground hunting equipment in case of need. In addition, C-295 has an early warning variant and the air command is AEW & C. The shapes of these aircraft are very different from those of the same line. It carries a large, disc-shaped radar on its back. Vietnam has also expressed interest in the early warning aircraft C-295 AEW. With the purchase of the transport version, the possibility of ordering further C-295 AEW is entirely possible.