Embraer KC-390 Receives New Look

EMBRAER’S KC-390 Millennium demonstrator aircraft received a new look featuring a new livery This presentation celebrates the extremely positive momentum of the KC-390 Programme through a new and striking visual identity, which reflects the characteristics that have led the KC-390 to solidify its position as a global leader in the medium segment of military tactical transport.

Embraer Defense & Security President and CEO Bosco da Costa Junior said, “This new visual identity represents an important milestone in the history of the KC-390, the multi-mission aircraft of the 21st century. Its unbeatable combination of speed, agility, robustness, reliability, technology and efficiency is unique in the segment. Not only does it strengthen the defence capabilities of its operators, but also promotes strategic interoperability among allied nations”.

Driven by growing global interest in the KC-390, Embraer Defense & Security will intensify marketing and demonstrations to potential customers using the new visual identity, with the first international appearance taking place by the end of this year.

The painting of the demonstrator aircraft at GOL Aerotech’s facilities also opens up the possibility of future painting of customers’ aircraft, in addition to the expansion of Embraer’s production capacity to meet the global demand for the KC-390.

Since entering service with the Brazilian Air Force in 2019, the Portuguese Air Force in 2023, and the Hungarian Air Force in 2024, the KC-390 Millennium has proven its capability, reliability and performance. The current fleet in operation has demonstrated a mission completion rate of more than 99%, highlighting exceptional productivity in its category. To date, the 21st-century aircraft has been chosen by 11 Air Forces around the world, including eight European countries and seven NATO members.

The KC-390 Millennium can carry more payload (26 tons) compared to other medium-sized military transport aircraft and flies faster (470 knots) and farther. It is capable of performing a wide range of missions such as transporting and dropping cargo and troops, medical evacuation, search and rescue (SAR), firefighting and humanitarian missions, and operating on temporary or unpaved runways, such as packed earth, soil and gravel. The aircraft configured with air-to-air refuelling (AAR), with the designation KC-390, has already proven its aerial refuelling capacity both as a tanker and as a receiver, in this case by receiving fuel from another KC-390 using pods installed under the wings.–-shp/adj/dl (Pix:EMBRAER)