Air Force To Cut KC-390 Procurement Due To Budget Issues
June 02 2021
Budget cuts due to the novel coronavirus are forcing the Brazilian air force to reduce its purchase of domestically developed airlifters, reports AIN Online.
On May 26, the service announced that it planned to renegotiate its contract with Embraer to reduce the number of KC-390s on order and slow down their deliveries, reported Aviaci Online.
The order for 28 KC-390s is beyond the service’s “budgetary reality … both for acquisition and for logistical support over time," the air...
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