Embraer signed today a contract with an undisclosed customer for the sale of two C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft. The contract also includes a comprehensive training and package, as well as the supply of spare parts.
The aircraft will be specially configured to meet customer requirements, which include tactical troop and vehicle transport, humanitarian aid, disaster management and aeromedical evacuation.
“We are honored that this new customer has chosen the C-390 Millennium. This aircraft is redefining the concepts of military transport aviation with an unbeatable combination of cutting-edge technology, reliability and low operating costs, combined with exceptional performance,” said Bosco da Costa Junior, president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security.
The new customer is the tenth nation to select the C-390, following Brazil, Portugal, Hungary, South Korea, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Slovakia. The C-390 represents the ultimate in military airlift with multi-mission capability and interoperability built in from the factory.
Since entering service with the Brazilian Air Force in 2019, the Portuguese Air Force in 2023 and, most recently, the Hungarian Air Force in 2024, the C-390 has proven its capability, reliability and performance. The current fleet of aircraft in operation has accumulated more than 15.500 flight hours, with a mission capability rate of 93% and mission completion rates above 99%, demonstrating exceptional productivity in the category.
The C-390 can carry more payload (26 tons) compared to other medium-sized military transport aircraft and flies faster (470 knots) and further, being able to perform a wide range of missions, such as cargo and troop transport and airdrop, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, firefighting and humanitarian missions, operating from temporary or unpaved runways, such as dirt, soil and gravel. The aircraft configured with in-flight refueling equipment, with the designation KC-390, has already proven its aerial refueling capability both as a tanker and as a receiver, in this case receiving fuel from another KC-390 using pods installed under the wings.
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