Embraer delivers second FAP KC-390
In 2019, FAP ordered five KC-390s plus services, a support package and a flight simulator.
The first aircraft entered service in October 2023 at Beja Air Base.
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 are configured with air-to-air refueling equipment.
