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TWIN MILESTONES FOR EMBRAER AND PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE
Geopolitics
|August 2025
Embraer and the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) celebrated two major milestones on July 17, involving the KC-390 Millennium and A-29N Super Tucano programs: the delivery of the third KC-390 Millennium aircraft to the FAP and the launch of the A-29N flight test campaign, which included a historic joint flight of both aircraft.
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The third KC-390 is part of an agreement between Embraer and the Portuguese government that will ultimately result in six aircraft in operation, with an additional ten purchase options available for allied and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) nations. The first A-29N is part of a 2024 order for 12 aircraft, making Portugal the launch customer for the Super Tucano variant designed to meet NATO requirements.
This story is from the August 2025 edition of Geopolitics.
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