Embraer Signs Suppliers for KC-390 Tanker-Transport
Embraer Defense and Security signed contracts for the KC-390 tanker-transport program with two industrial partners who will supply airframe structures. Ae
The Brazilian Air Force, the launch customer for Embraer’s KC-390 tanker-transport, is actively involved in decisions about the aircraft’s suppliers.
The Brazilian Air Force, the launch customer for Embraer’s KC-390 tanker-transport, is actively involved in decisions about the aircraft’s suppliers.

Embraer Defense and Security signed contracts for the KC-390 tanker-transport program with two industrial partners who will supply airframe structures.

Aero Vodochody of the Czech Republic will produce the rear fuselage section, the cargo ramp, doors and hatches and the wing leading edge. FAdeA of Argentina (formerly FMA) will produce spoilers, nose landing gear and ramp doors, flap fairings and tailcones. Argentina and the Czech Republic are two of four countries that have signed cooperation agreements with Brazil for the KC-390, the others being Chile and Colombia.