Czech Air Forcethe first C-390 Millennium tactical transport aircraft he announced that he had received it…
The platform is the first of two C-390 aircraft ordered under the $508 million contract.
2. It is aimed to deliver the Embraer C-390 platform to the Czech Air Force by 2028.
C-390 is a tactical air transportation platform with a maximum payload capacity of 26 tons and a maximum speed of 470 knots.
The C-390, which has been converted to the KC-390 configuration with the integration of the AAR (Rapid Deployable Air Refuelling) system, can provide airborne refuelling to air platforms.
In this scope, JAS 39 Gripen in the Czech Air Force inventory will have the ability to refuel warplanes in the air.
The Czech Air Force inventory also includes 6 C-295 and 4 let L-410 UVP-E/UVP-T Turbolet twin turboprop transport aircraft used in tactical airlift missions…