Key Takeaways
- Sweden’s purchase of 4 C-390 military transport aircraft from Embraer is a major procurement deal aimed at replacing aging aircraft and enhancing military capabilities.
- The C-390 aircraft will be provided by Embraer, a Brazilian manufacturer of military transport aircraft, as part of the procurement deal.
- Final negotiations are currently underway between the Netherlands and Embraer regarding the delivery dates of the aircraft.
Stockholm: Sweden will buy four C-390 military transport aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, the Swedish Defense Ministry said.
“Sweden is investing billions in the procurement of four new tactical transport aircraft. Together with the Netherlands and Austria, Sweden is purchasing C-390 aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer,” the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Final negotiations are currently underway between the Netherlands and Embraer regarding the delivery dates of the aircraft, the statement added.
The TP 84 (C-130H) aircraft in service with the kingdom were first purchased in the 1960s and need to be replaced, the ministry noted.
