MSPO 2025– Embraer is displaying its KC- 390 Millennium multi-mission airplane in the Brazilian firm’s debut at MSPO in Poland, in intend to draw Warsaw closer to a longstanding pitch.
“We see a great deal of potential for the K- 390 in Poland with the growth of pressures, the needs for logistics and fast employment of capacities,” claimed Embraer’s Principal Marketing Police officer Marcio Monteiro. “Nimble fight work is critical and for the K- 390, not only for Poland, but for various other countries in the region.”
In Europe, Austria , Sweden , the Czech Republic and the Netherlands have currently positioned orders for the KC- 390 Both Slovakia and Lithuania– Poland’s neighbors– have actually revealed objectives to join, and Hungary and Portugal are currently operating the system. Brazil, South Korea and an unrevealed consumer complete the user base.
Adhering to an April 2021 contract for Poland to get five Lockheed Martin-made C- 130 Hs– of which the Polish Armed Forces have actually obtained two– the Gloss Flying Force is trying to find even more multirole transportation and refueling aircraft.
Embraer is providing local components manufacturing, KC- 390 systems Polonization, aircraft MRO, as well as establishing a European KC- 390 tactical training center and airplane completion/final assembly line.
“We believe several of the companies and some of the establishments in Poland can contribute with systems and maintenance for the aircrafts. We see Poland as a calculated partner and we can clarify on technical training centers developed right here in Poland,” Monteiro claimed.
Embraer’s Principal Commercial Policeman Frederico Lemos added, “For the final assembly line, we look something around 20 aircrafts that would be a good number. Depending on the amount of planes we’re speaking, depending upon the size of investment, Embraer continues to be open to that discussion regarding a prospective localization in Poland.”
According to agents for Embraer, every plane that leaves the production line features the provisions to end up being a tanker, and completion customer can, as component of the procurement procedure or later on, acquire the tools to supply air-to-air refueling if needed.
“We are mosting likely to provide KC- 390 to Poland both as transportation aircraft [and] as a tanker. It will certainly be benefit for the system,” Monteiro claimed. Lead time for the aircraft delivery is normally regarding 30 months after the contract finalizing, and relying on the customer’s need, might be quicker, he kept in mind.
The KC- 390 is capable of transporting weapons systems currently in operation by the Polish Military such as the Waran wheeled tactical armored multi-purpose automobile, the Rosomak rolled armored personnel carrier, the M 142 High Flexibility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), and UH- 60 multirole helicopter.
The Turn of the century will certainly be additionally capable of refueling the FA- 50 PL, using a probe and drogue system, though the Polish Flying force’s major combat aircraft are F- 16 C/D Block 52 +, and in the future will run the F- 35 A, both of which use flying booms for air-to-air refueling.
“We have received a lot of rate of interest likewise in the boom ability. We have actually made a study with each other with L 3 in the past for this ability. And now we are checking out the demands of different countries, specifically for the United States,” Lemos stated. “So, we require to have, allow’s say, a substantial order or starting order to create boom and to apply in the K- 390”
“We are right here to offer ourselves to reaction for Gloss Air Force demand and we want to be ready for that,” Embraer claimed.