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Uzbekistan Takes Delivery of First Embraer C-390
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Grey C-390 in hangar
Uzbekistan’s inaugural aircraft, sporting tail number UK 39010, as unveiled by Embraer at its Gavião Peixoto facility in Brazil.

Uzbekistan has taken delivery of its first Embraer C-390 Millennium, marking the tactical transport’s service entry to an operator in central Asia. The handover of the aircraft on September 25 marked what Maj. Gen. Akhmad Jamolovich Burkhonov, commander of the air force of the Republic of Uzbekistan, described as “a significant step forward for the modernization of the Uzbekistan air force.” 

Notably, the Uzbek air force has historically relied on Soviet-originating transports, including the Antonov An-26  and An-12 turboprops, and Ilyushin Il-76 quadjet. It also operates the Airbus Defense & Space C295 turboprop twin. However, its selection of the twin-turbofan C-390, according to Embraer Defense & Security CEO Bosco da Costa Junior, “confirms [the C-390’s] status as the most advanced air mobility solution available today.”

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