en.Wedoany.com Reported - Airbus Defense and Space has announced an increase in the production rate of its C295 twin-engine turboprop transport aircraft to meet growing domestic and international orders.

The company's production facility in Seville, Spain, will raise annual output from 10 to 13 aircraft. It is currently working to deliver approximately 34 C295s to the Spanish Air Force, while also producing aircraft for other military forces. Airbus announced the production increase on June 24, the same day it delivered the first C295 in search and rescue configuration to the Spanish Air Force. Airbus will deliver eight aircraft in the Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) configuration and another eight in the Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) configuration, replacing Spain's retired Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft.

Additionally, Airbus will deliver 18 C295s in transport configuration to the Spanish Air Force for the "Efficient Propulsion Air Mobility Teaching Technologies" program, replacing CN.235 and C.212 aircraft used for multi-engine flight and parachute training. The first two aircraft under this program will be delivered this year. Two more MSA aircraft are scheduled for delivery before the end of the year, with the first MPA derivative to be delivered in 2028.

Earlier this year, Airbus also received orders for C295s from the Royal Thai Air Force and the Royal Thai Navy, two each. In Seville, a C295 destined for Morocco was observed, though this order has not yet been announced by Airbus or Moroccan authorities.

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