27 November 2019:With a focus on increased flexibility for operators looking to perform airlift and air mobility missions, the Embraer introduced Embraer C-390 Millennium in the market.
C- 390 Millenium features -
-Increased mobility
-rugged design
-higher flexibility
-state-of-the-art yet proven technology
-Easier maintenance.
-Can perform variety of missions like cargo and troop transport, cargo and paratroopers airdrop, search and rescue, aerial fire fighting, medical evacuation, and humanitarian missions
"With the C-390 Millennium we will be able to deliver the right solution to our customers, according to their specific needs", said Jackson Schneider, president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security. "The C-390 is a highly capable aircraft. Its unrivalled combination of speed, payload and rapid re-configurability for multi-mission operations are the cornerstones of its excellent productivity".
The Millennium 390 is not just right sized for airlift operations but works on condition maintenance, combined with highly reliable systems and components to reduce life cycle costs.
The Embraer C-390 Millennium was a part of the ambitious plan of Embraer, when the Brazilian Air Force contacted them to design, develop and manufacture the aircraft as a replacement for its aging C-130 fleet.