Embraer close to completing Portuguese KC-390 contract
“We are discussing with the government the final contract,” the Brazilian airframer’s chief executive Paulo Cesar Silva said at a pre-Farnborough air show media briefing in Lisbon on 26 June.
It comes just over a year after Portugal opened negotiations to buy five KC-390s, with an option for a sixth, with deliveries starting in 2021.
Four nations – other than Brazil – originally committed to the military aircraft, which flew for the first time in 2015. However, progress with Argentina, the Czech Republic and Chile appears to have stalled.
Conselho de Ministros aprova compra de cinco aeronaves KC-390 (11. Juli 2019)
O Conselho de Ministros aprovou a despesa para compra de cinco aeronaves KC-390,um simulador de voo, e para os contratos de sustentação logística das aeronaves e do simulador de voo.
Auftragsumfang:
5 KC-390
1 Flugsimulator
Logistische Supportverträge für die Flugzeuge und den Flugsimulator
«É um momento de grande satisfação podermos anunciar a RCM que dá a autorização de despesa com 5 aeronaves KC-390», disse o Ministro da Defesa Nacional, revelando que a despesa autorizada de 827 milhões de euros para estas aeronaves que cumprirão missões de duplo uso: militares e civis. Sempre que necessário, estas poderão desempenhar missões de evacuações médicas, de busca e salvamento, de transporte de doentes e apoiarão no combate aos incêndios.
Auftragswert:
827 Mio. EUR
O Ministro referiu ainda que as aeronaves começarão a chegar em fevereiro de 2023 a um ritmo de um por ano até fevereiro de 2027.
Lieferungen:
Februar 2023 - Februar 2027 (Lieferung von 1 Flugzeug/Jahr)
Embraer has secured its first export customer for the KC-390 airlifter, with the announcement on 11 July that Portugal has placed a firm order for five aircraft.
The decision by the Portuguese government to sign for the Brazilian-built transport aircraft comes nine years after the country joined the programme as a partner in 2010. At that time, the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aerea Portuguesa: FAP) said it had a requirement for six KC-390s to replace its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules airlifters. Embraer did not disclose the status of the final aircraft.
No contract value was disclosed, though Embraer did note that deliveries are scheduled to start in 2023.
Primeiro-Ministro presidiu à assinatura do contrato para compra de cinco aviões KC-390
Os contratos para a compra dos cinco aviões de transporte incluem componentes feitos em Portugal, nas fábricas da Embraer em Évora e em Alverca (as antigas OGMA), e visam substituir os Hércules C-130 da Força Aérea.
A compra, que representa um total de 827 milhões de euros da Lei de Programação Militar, inclui ainda um simulador de voo, a manutenção das aeronaves nos primeiros 12 anos de vida e a adaptação das infraestruturas, foi decidida no Conselho de Ministros de 11 de julho.
Portugal has signed a contract with Embraer for the acquisition of five KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft.
Signed during a ceremony at the company’s Évora, Portugal facility on 22 August, the contract also includes services and support and a flight simulator, with deliveries scheduled to start in 2023.
Portuguese MoD Selects Elbit Systems to Provide a Complete EW Suite for the Portuguese Air Forces’ New KC-390 Aircraft
Elbit Systems announces that it was selected by the Portuguese Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply a complete Electronic Warfare (EW) suite for the Portuguese Air Forces’ (PtAF) new KC-390 multi-mission aircraft. Finalization of the contract is subject to completion of the Portuguese Government approval process.
The complete EW suite to be supplied by Elbit Systems for the PtAF’s KC-390 aircraft will be comprised of a Radar and Laser Warning Systems, IR Missile Warning System, Countermeasures Dispensing System as well as the Directional IR Countermeasures (DIRCM) system and Active ECM (AECM) system. This complete EW suite will provide the platforms with advanced protection to achieve the customer’s operational requirements.
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