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Embraer names Uzbekistan as C-390 buyer and unveils South Korea’s first airframe at SA26

Embraer confirmed Uzbekistan as the previously undisclosed customer for two C-390 Millennium transports, saying the Uzbekistan Air Force will operate the type. At the Singapore Airshow, Embraer also unveiled South Korea’s first C-390 and said that airframe has entered final assembly.

Discovered 2026-02-02T19:15:04.011224-08:00 | 2026-02-02T19:15:04.011224-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Confirms Uzbekistan as the buyer of two C-390 Millennium transports announced more than a year ago, adding a new Central Asian operator to the type.
  • South Korea’s first C-390 entering final assembly at SA26 shows the platform progressing from order to production amid Embraer’s record US$31.6bn firm backlog (see Embraer backlog context).
  • Adds to a growing operator base for the C-390 (Austria is also shifting to the type) and highlights industrial capacity implications and localisation moves such as Embraer’s India assembly study (see Austria C-390 adoption and Embraer–Adani MoU).

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