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Embraer Selects RDE for STE

12th April 2016 - 12:41 GMT | by Trevor Nash in London

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Embraer’s KC-390 tactical transport aircraft has been designed to address the C-130 replacement market which, according to Embraer, totals 700 aircraft.

The company is understood to be currently targeting the Portuguese Air Force that is actively looking for a replacement for its elderly C-130E fleet.

Modern aircraft are frequently sold, with a complete logistic support package that includes spares and synthetic training equipment (STE).

In creating this turnkey package the Brazilian Embraer company has selected Germany’s Rheinmetall Defence Electronics’ (RDE) Bremen-based Simulation and Training business unit to supply a full range of STE for the aircraft.

RDE has been

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