Embraer C-390

Embraer’s interest in the U.S. tactical airlift market is no mystery. The Defense Department operates more than 550 C-130s alone.

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Czech ministers approved spending 11.3 billion Czech koruna ($490 million) for a pair of C-390s on Oct. 2.

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As Farnborough Airshow opens a new stage for the rivalry between the C-130 and its competitor the C-390, Lockheed officials still claim the Hercules is winning.

Embraer has signed a contract with the Netherlands and Austria for the European countries’ joint procurement of nine C-390 tactical airlifters.

Airbus’ combined tanker programs boast more in-service aircraft than the Boeng KC-46A, and the company’s acceptance across diverse regional markets is a sign of its healthier outlook in the space.

Vienna is eager to replace its three Lockheed Martin C-130s that are now about 50 years old.

The airframer is building production and hopes for more KC-390 orders in defense as its executive aviation branch thrives. Where will it invest next?

The Brazilian manufacturer has had some success selling its military transport internationally, but the biggest campaigns are yet to come.

Embraer and Rheinmetall have announced the companies are "in discussions to expand their training network with a focus on the C-390".

Portugal has taken delivery of the first of four upgraded Lockheed C-130H Hercules aircraft, despite their imminent replacement by Embraer’s C-390 airlifter.

The Netherlands and Austria are to cooperate on procurement of the Embraer C-390 airlifter, Austrian defense officials have said.

The second full flight simulator for the Embraer C-390 military transport aircraft will be located in Portugal.

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Embraer and Brazil’s Correios postal service will jointly explore opportunities for freighter versions of the E190 series and C-390 tanker transport.

Embraer and Singapore’s ST Engineering say they will expand their collaboration in defense beyond the service and engineering of the C-390 transport aircraft.

Saudi Arabia and India will test the new appeal of the Embraer tanker-transport in a tactical airlift market long monopolized by Lockheed Martin.

Singaporean defense firm ST Engineering has signed deals to provide support for the Airbus C295 and Embraer C-390 transports.

Embraer is confident that its KC-390 transport aircraft is compatible with the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport, its simulations have shown.

Embraer says a contract with a new customer for the C-390 Millennium could be signed by the end of March.

Embraer has teamed up with Mahindra in a bid to sell its C-390 Millennium airlifter to the IAF.

Embraer will bring its C-390 Millennium transport aircraft here for the first time, following a streak of sale successes, including in South Korea.

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