- C-390 is the winner of LTA-II program public tender to
provide the Republic of Korea Air Force with new military transport
aircraft
- The country will be Asia's
first C-390 Millennium operator
SEOUL,
South Korea, Dec. 4, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- South Korea's
Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced
Embraer's (B3: EMBR3, NYSE: ERJ) C-390 Millennium as the winner of
the Large Transport Aircraft (LTA) II public tender to provide the
Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) with new military transport
aircraft. South Korea is the C-390
Millennium's first customer in Asia.
Under the signed contract, Embraer will provide an undisclosed
number of C-390 Millennium aircraft specially configured to meet
ROKAF's requirements, as well as services & support including
training, ground support equipment and spare parts. The value of
the contract will be included in Embraer's backlog in the fourth
quarter of 2023.
Embraer will also provide a comprehensive consortium and offset
package including a significant amount of C-390 Millennium parts to
be locally manufactured by Korean partner companies and the
development of a local Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
provider.
"We welcome the Republic of Korea Air Force to the growing
number of air forces operating the C-390 Millennium – the most
modern military tactical transport aircraft. Day after day, the
aircraft has proven its capability to complete a wide range of
missions with great efficiency, serviceability and speed," said
Bosco da Costa Jr, President and
CEO, Embraer Defense & Security. "This is a new era in
Brazil-South Korea relations and together with our
Korean partners, we are committed to growing the capabilities of
its aerospace and defense industries."
South Korea is the seventh
nation to select the C-390 after Brazil, Portugal, Hungary, the
Netherlands, Austria and
the Czech Republic. The C-390 is
redefining military airlift and challenging the thinking behind
current and future generation platforms, with multi-mission
capability, reliability and interoperability built by design.
Since entering operation with the Brazilian Air Force in 2019
and most recently with the Portuguese Air Force in 2023, the C-390
has proven its capacity, reliability, and performance. The current
fleet of aircraft in operation has accumulated more than 10,800
flight hours, with operational availability of around 80% and
mission completion rates above 99%, demonstrating exceptional
productivity in the category.
The C-390 can carry more payload (26 tons) compared to other
medium-sized military transport aircraft and flies faster (470
knots) and farther, being capable of performing a wide range of
missions such as transporting and dropping cargo and troops,
medical evacuation, search and rescue, firefighting, and
humanitarian missions, operating on temporary or unpaved runways
such as packed earth, soil, and gravel. The aircraft configured
with air-to-air refueling equipment, with the designation KC-390,
has already proven its aerial refueling capacity both as a tanker
and as a receiver, in this case by receiving fuel from another
KC-390 using pods installed under the wings.
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About Embraer
Embraer is a global aerospace company headquartered in
Brazil. It manufactures aircraft
for Commercial and Executive aviation, Defense & Security, and
Agricultural customers. The company also provides after-sales
services & support through a worldwide network of wholly owned
entities and authorized agents.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than
8,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft
manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world,
transporting over 145 million passengers a year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150
seats and is the main exporter of high value-added goods in
Brazil. The company maintains
industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers
across the Americas, Africa,
Asia, and Europe.
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SOURCE Embraer S.A.