Sweden signs for four Embraer C-390s with seven options in trilateral European buy

Sweden has signed a firm order for four Embraer C-390 Millennium tactical transports, with seven purchase options available to a trilateral grouping including Austria and the Netherlands. The acquisition will replace Sweden's ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H fleet and bolsters Embraer's expanding European military order book.

Discovered 2025-10-06T05:26:18.893871-07:00 | 2025-10-06T05:26:18.893871-07:00

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  • The contract is a firm four-aircraft purchase with seven options to a trilateral group, replacing Sweden’s Lockheed Martin C-130H fleet and materially increasing Embraer’s European military backlog; see recent KC-390 production and deliveries for context (Embraer delivered the Brazilian Air Force’s eighth KC-390).
  • Consolidated regional buys with Austria and the Netherlands deepen common logistics and sustainment requirements across EU/NATO operators, raising the strategic importance of KC-390 supply chains and support contracts.
  • The order strengthens Embraer’s position in Europe and supports its broader industrial strategy, including proposals to establish US KC-390 assembly as it pursues larger tanker and transport opportunities (Embraer weighs US KC-390 assembly to contest USAF Next‑Gen tanker competition).

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