Sweden orders four KC-390 tactical transporters, in SEK ‘billions’ deal
Sweden’s order increases global KC-390 sales to 42 units overall, largely based on a variety of European orders that also include the Czech Republic, Hungary and Portugal.
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Embraer ready to step up KC-390 tanker investment for US, pending NGAS decision
Should the Air Force say “‘we’re going to move now with NGAS….[or] If they say ‘we have reassessed, and our plans will be different, we [at Embraer] need to adjust that investment timeline” accordingly, said Frederic…
Portugal’s first KC-390 completes its maiden operational mission
On the afternoon of October 19, at 16:30, the first Portuguese Air Force’s KC-390 landed at the Beja Air Base, marking a historic milestone as it undertook its first operational mission. According to a press release, this transatlantic flight, or…
Czech Republic begins negotiations to buy 2 Embraer C-390 transport aircraft
“A specific step was to start negotiations with the aim of achieving the lowest possible price and at the same time the shortest possible delivery date,” said Jana Cernochova, Czech Republic’s minister of defense.
Austria picks Embraer’s C-390 for airlift recap
Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner reportedly said a contract for the new jets should be inked by the first half of 2024.
South American militaries take aim at narco trafficking with new radars, exercises
Several nations are buying or installing new radars or sending new planes in the air in hopes of better tracking drug transshipments.
Embraer not talking to Ukraine about A-29, but hopes for other breakthroughs in Europe
“They were very interested in our plane in the past, but to be honest with you, we are not in touch with them anymore,” Bosco da Costa Junior told Breaking Defense during the Paris Airshow. “I don’t have any kind of open conversation with them.”
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Affinity – Taking Flight Training Seriously
The 50,000 flight hours milestone celebrated by the Royal Air Force and the Affinity Group was an important achievement for the company. In only seven years, Affinity evolved from a ten-employee startup to a group of 180 professional personnel operati…
Sweden’s Saab, Brazil’s Embaer partner up for Gripen, C-390 sales
The companies hope their intercontinental partnership will expand sales of their own jets and increase collaboration on existing orders.