HIGH dependency · C-295
Pratt & Whitney Canada APS2600-class APU
APU supply is concentrated in Pratt & Whitney Canada and Honeywell. No Indian APU manufacturing capability for transport aircraft. Strategic gap shared across multiple platforms.
Criticality
HIGH
Supply concentration
Single source
Substitution difficulty
high
Geopolitical sensitivity
medium
Foreign country
Canada
Foreign supplier
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Indian capability
None. No Indian APU manufacturing capability for transport aircraft.
Localization potential
L1 (MRO) in 5-7 years; L2 (component manufacturing) in 8-10 years under a P&WC partnership
Component: APS2600-class APU (Pratt & Whitney Canada; APS2300-derived) · System: Auxiliary Power
Affected platform: Airbus C-295
Supplier profile: Pratt & Whitney Canada
Sources · 1
- Pratt & Whitney - Commercial Auxiliary Power Units (APS2600 family)officialsrc-honeywell-apu