UAE becomes first regional buyer of Brazilian military transport aircraft

<article data-history-node-id="439614" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-becomes-first-regional-buyer-brazilian-military-transport-aircraft" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-becomes-first-regional-buyer-brazilian-military-transport-aircraft" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UAE becomes first regional buyer of Brazilian military transport aircraft</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said it expects to secure additional defence deals in the Middle East after a landmark agreement with the United Arab Emirates for up to 20 C-390 military transport aircraft.</p> <p>According to Reuters, the deal, valued at about $1bn, includes 10 firm orders and 10 options, making the UAE the first regional buyer of the aircraft.</p> <p>“The Middle East is a strategic region for us,” said Bosco da Costa Junior, head of defence and security at Embraer.</p> <p>The UAE already operates transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and the new deal is expected to strengthen its military airlift capabilities.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Embraer C-390 Millennium on display at Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, 18 June 2025 (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="4136d4cb-51d5-486f-b4a5-067a650d8970" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/PARIS-AIRSHOW-EMBRAER-C390-MILITARYTRANSPORT.jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="Embraer C-390 Millennium on display at Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, 18 June 2025 (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Embraer C-390 Millennium on display at Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, 18 June 2025 (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>