"WE FORESEE POTENTIAL SUPPLIERS ACROSS DEFENCE, COMMERCIAL AVIATION AND EXECUTIVE JETS BUSINESSES GIVEN THE ADVANCE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES IN INDIA."

In an exclusive interaction, Frederico Lemos, Chief Commercial Officer, Embraer Defense & Security speaks with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, on a range of subjects concerning their increased global footprint, especially on expanding their partnership with India

- Jayant Baranwal

Jayant Baranwal (Baranwal): On C-390

(a): Can you share the progress update?

Frederico Lemos (Lemos): The C-390 multi-mission aircraft programme has been growing from strength to strength and our recent activities reflect it.

At the start of September, the first C-390 Millennium multimission aircraft was delivered to the Hungarian Air Force. The aircraft is the first in the world equipped with a roll-on/roll-off Intensive Care Unit, enhancing the capability to perform humanitarian missions and Medical Evacuation Missions. The Hungarian C-390 is fully compatible with NATO requirements, not only in terms of its hardware but also in its avionics and communications configuration.

At the Farnborough Airshow in July, The Netherlands and Austria collectively signed the contract for the acquisition of nine Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft - five aircraft for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and four aircraft for the Austrian Air Force.

This joint order will enable both countries to increase their ability to rapidly deploy or evacuate equipment and personnel worldwide, even under difficult operational conditions. The enhanced tactical airlift capacity provided by the C-390 increases operational flexibility and responsiveness, provides logistical support in various missions and operations, and enables a wide range of humanitarian and medical tasks.

To recap, the C-390 Millennium has been selected by seven countries: Brazil, Portugal (NATO configuration), Hungary (NATO), Austria, Netherlands (NATO), Czech Republic (NATO), and notably in Asia, South Korea.