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Embraer KC-390 Gathers International Momentum
In the last few weeks the Embraer KC-390 jet tanker/tra
Embraer’s KC-390 provides a jet-powered alternative to the C-130 Hercules. (Embraer)
Embraer’s KC-390 provides a jet-powered alternative to the C-130 Hercules. (Embraer)

In the last few weeks the Embraer KC-390 jet tanker/transport program has gained four international partners, who have expressed their intentions to purchase the aircraft and to participate in its development and manufacture. Following the announcement at Farnborough in July that the Brazilian air force would initially acquire 28 KC-390s, the latest announcements raise prospective sales to 54.

Chile was the first new partner. On August 24 the Brazilian and Chilean defense ministers signed a declaration of intention covering the participation of Chile’s ENAER (Empresa Nacional de Aeronáutica) in the development and construction of the KC-390. ENAER already supplies ERJ-145 structures to Embraer. As part of the agreement, negotiations have opened concerning the acquisition of six KC-390s for the Chilean air force.

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