Aircraft
Hungary Signs for Two KC-390 Tanker/Transports
The KC-390s will provide tactical transport, refueling for Gripen fighters, and medical evacuation capability.
An impression depicts a KC-390 in Hungarian colors flying over the nation's parliament building in Budapest. (Photo: Embraer)
An impression depicts a KC-390 in Hungarian colors flying over the nation's parliament building in Budapest. (Photo: Embraer)

Hungary’s government signed a contract with Embraer in Budapest on November 17 to acquire two C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft. They will be in the KC-390 configuration, with tanker capability, primarily to support the air force’s Gripen fighter fleet. Hungary becomes the second NATO country to select the KC-390, following Portugal.

As well as undertaking tanker and a range of tactical transport duties, the KC-390s will be available for aeromedical evacuation and other public service missions, including search and rescue. They will be the first of the kind to include an intensive care module as part of the internal aeromedical fit options.

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