Sweden picks Embraer’s C-390 as new army cargo plane By Reuters

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Sweden has chosen Embraer’s C-390 Millennium because the nation’s new army cargo plane, the Brazilian planemaker mentioned on Saturday. The deal marks the primary buy of the C-390 by a rustic in northern Europe, Embraer mentioned in an announcement. Increasing its presence overseas with extra gross sales of the C-390 has been a key objective of Embraer’s protection unit. Sweden is the sixth European nation to decide on the plane, together with Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, the Netherlands and Portugal. “This decision represents a new chapter in Brazil-Sweden relations,” Embraer mentioned. Brazil up to now had bought Gripen fighter jets from Sweden’s SAAB.