New Delhi, July 19 -- Union Minister of Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday visited the Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, where the Made-in-India C-295 military transport aircraft are being built. "Seeing India build aircraft like these at home is truly special," Naidu said in a post on X.

According to the aviation minister, "as India strengthens its aerospace manufacturing capabilities, we are steadily moving towards a future where Indians will proudly fly in Made in India civil aircraft."

Earlier, on Tuesday, Naidu had said that around 80 per cent of the construction work at the upcoming Dholera International Airport near Ahmedabad has been completed, and added that Tata Group's upcomi...