Hungary completes C-390 fleet as Embraer delivers second aircraft to Kecskemét

Embraer delivered the second and final C-390 Millennium multi‑mission transport to the Hungarian Air Force, with the aircraft arriving at Kecskemét air base on 21 November. The handover completes Hungary’s contracted two‑aircraft fleet, making it the first nation to receive all C‑390s and the second NATO operator.

Discovered 2025-11-21T07:29:55.431143-08:00 | 2025-11-21T07:29:55.431143-08:00

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  • Completes Hungary’s two‑aircraft C‑390 order: second example arrived 21 November at Kecskemét, finalising the contracted fleet and establishing Hungary as the second NATO operator.
  • Confirms growing export momentum for Embraer’s C/KC‑390 programme and wider operational interest in the type, reinforcing recent evidence of the aircraft’s international traction (see reporting on the programme’s export momentum: https://hype.aero/?story=9bc9c21f-3842-4331-8a46-b3c4bbe46b82).
  • Occurs alongside Embraer’s shifting regional industrial strategy — the company recently abandoned a Saudi final‑assembly proposal and pivoted its industrial offer to the UAE — which could affect future industrial partnerships and local production plans in prospective markets (see: https://hype.aero/?story=0fd5d063-e863-4beb-b145-abe4213f52a1).

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