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C-295

Light / Medium Transports · 2001
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C-295

C-295
C-295 Photo: Gerard van der Schaaf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 83
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Payload
85
Range
75
Versatility
90
Field Performance
88
Reliability
92
Operating Cost
80
Speed
65
Maintainability
85
Technology
75
Cost-Effectiveness
90
Methodology ↗ → Light / Medium Transports ranking
ManufacturerAirbus Defence and Space
CategoryLight / Medium Transports
EraPost-Cold War
In service2001
Operators30 countries
Quantity241
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Light / Medium Transportsranking ↗methodology ↗
83
Light / Medium Transports MASS Rating
1/2
Post-Cold War
1/9
All-Time
Light / Medium Transports · 10 axes scored
Payload
85
Range
75
Versatility
90
Field Performance
88
Reliability
92
Operating Cost
80
Speed
65
Maintainability
85
Technology
75
Cost-Effectiveness
90
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the light / medium transports category.
01 / Overview
C-295
Category
Light / Medium Transports
Prime contractor
Airbus Defence and Space
Production
2001–
Quantity
241
Operators
30 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
LIGHT / MEDIUM TRANSPORTS · POST-COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
90
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
83
light / medium transports category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the light / medium transports category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2001Production started
25
years in service
241
units produced
30
countries operating
04 / Operators
Operator Countries30country
AlgeriaACTIVEBrazilACTIVEBurkina FasoACTIVECanadaACTIVEColombiaACTIVECzech RepublicACTIVEEcuadorACTIVEEgyptACTIVEEquatorial GuineaACTIVEFinlandACTIVEGhanaACTIVEIndiaACTIVEIrelandACTIVEIvory CoastACTIVEJordanACTIVEKazakhstanACTIVEMaliACTIVEMexicoACTIVEOmanACTIVEPhilippinesACTIVE
05 / MASS Score
LIGHT / MEDIUM TRANSPORTS RANKING Light / Medium Transports · Post-Cold War
#1 C-295 (this weapon) 83 #2 ES CASA/IPTN CN-235 78 #3 C-27J Spartan 77
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
1LIGHT / MEDIUM TRANSPORTS1POST-COLD WAR · LIGHT / MEDIUM TRANSPORTS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · LIGHT / MEDIUM TRANSPORTS
ⓘ Rankings are within theLight / Medium Transportscategory.
Light / Medium Transports Post-Cold War Airbus Defence and Space
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