Brazil-based major aerospace and defence group Embraer has announced that it has reached agreement with the Brazilian Air Force (abbreviated to FAB in Portuguese) over the restructuring of the latter’s order for KC-390 multimission – airlifter and air-to-air refuelling (AAR) – aircraft. The aircraft is powered with two turbofan (not turboprop) engines and those examples not fitted with AAR capability are designated the C-390. Also known to Embraer by the name Millenium, the KC-390/C-390 represents a major project for the company. Not only is it the biggest aircraft it has ever developed, but the programme sees the Brazilian group for the first time directly challenging one of the world’s greatest defence aerospace groups, Lockheed Martin of the US. The KC-390/C-390 is a direct challenger to the American company’s renowned and multimission KC-130J/C-130J Hercules.
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