· Common fleet will allow both nations to cooperate and benefit from synergies in areas like training, logistics and future growth of the platform

· The Netherlands will receive five aircraft and Austria, four

The Dutch Ministry of Defense officially signed a contract today for the acquisition of nine Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft during a ceremony at the Farnborough Airshow.

This contract is part of the “Replacement of Tactical Airlift Capacity” project and is a joint purchase in collaboration with Austria—five aircraft for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and four for the Austrian Air Force.

This joint acquisition aims to enhance the rapid deployment and evacuation capabilities of both countries, even in challenging operational conditions. The C-390 Millennium will significantly boost tactical airlift capacity, improving operational flexibility and responsiveness. It will also support a variety of logistical, humanitarian, and medical missions.

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Furthermore, the joint purchase will facilitate cooperation between the Netherlands, Austria, and other current and future C-390 operators, particularly within NATO. This collaboration is expected to yield benefits in training, logistics, and future platform development.

The C-390 Millennium’s design emphasizes maximum operational readiness, ensuring interoperability and connectivity across networked environments and multiple operational domains.

The C-390 will improve operational capacity by offering better performance, greater reliability, and higher transport capacity. Additionally, the choice for the C-390 ensures that the Royal Dutch and Austrian Air Forces are equipped with state-of-the-art technology to meet the mission demands of the future.

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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 embraer c390 price temporary or unpaved runways.

The aircraft configured with air-to-air refueling equipment, with the designation KC-390, can operate both as a tanker and as a receiver, in this case also by receiving fuel from another KC-390 using pods installed under the wings.