The first of the 56 C-295 medium lift tactical transporter aircraft was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force on Monday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh exhibiting confidence that acquisition will bolster capability of the force. The first IAF squadron to be equipped with the C-295 is “11 Squadron (The Rhinos)“, which is based at Vadodara and would replace ageing Avro-748 fleet. The C-295 landed at Vadodara on September 20 a week after Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari took its custody and the...