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Promising mobility and air-to-air refueling (AAR) configu- [ AIR SYSTEMS ]

ration. The air force has a total of 28 KC-390s
on order with Embraer.

Potential “THE BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE KC-390
MILLENNIUM FLEET SURPASSED 1,500
FLIGHT HOURS OF OPERATIONS SINCE
ENTERING INTO SERVICE, PROVING ITS
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND

MULTI-MISSION AIRCRAFT,”Caetano
EMBRAER’S C-390 MILLENNIUM PROGRAMME IS CAPACITY AS THE NEWEST-GENERATION
GAINING MOMENTUM Spuldaro Neto, Embraer’s Vice President,
Sales & Business Development, Middle East,
Asia, East & Southern Africa
Atul Chandra
“The FAB has been using the aircraft to
The C-390 Millennium new generation multi-mission transport air- complete international and domestic human-
craft from Embraer Defence & Security continues to attract interest itarian and cargo missions since day one
due to its strong value proposition even as the Brazilian airframer with impressive availability rates and mission
looks to further consolidate its orderbook for the versatile type. readiness.”
Marketed as the C-390 Millennium, it receives the designation
KC-390 when customers opt for the multi-mission air mobility and The FAB’s KC-390s recently took part in an
air-to-air refueling (AAR) configuration. operational joint exercise where the Brazilian
Army and the Brazilian Air Force participated
KC-390 in Brazilian Air Force Service alongside with the US Army and US Air Force.
The KC-390 entered service with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) in The exercise named Operation Culminating
took place in the United States and saw the
2019. Embraer delivered the fourth aircraft in December 2020 and KC-390, C-130 and C-17 operated together for
the type is fully operational with the air force in its multi-mission air

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