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Embraer’s Millennium and Super Tucanos generate new customers

19th September 2024 - 15:39 GMT | by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez in Washington DC

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A C-390 Millennium aircraft performing a chaff and flare launch test. (Photo: Embraer)

Described as a “true” multi-role aircraft, Embraer has set an aim for the C-390 Millennium to be the cornerstone for different operations, from HA/DR to combat missions.

Brazilian aerospace company Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft to the Hungarian Air Force, while new contracts have been announced for A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for Paraguay and Uruguay.

Millennium is not solely an aircraft for combat missions as it can also be used for HA/DR operations, making the platform a “true” multi-mission aircraft, Embraer told Shephard at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2024 in mid-September. The aircraft delivered to Hungarian Air Force has become the first model equipped with a roll-on/roll-off Intensive Care Unit.

In another first for the company, a C-390 assigned

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