Overview
- Colombia’s Aerospace Force announced the contract was signed on August 4, 2026, for two KC-390 Millennium aircraft at a fixed price of $366.4 million with deliveries set for 2029 and 2030.
- The sale package includes mission equipment, initial pilot and technician training, ground support gear, 24 months of integrated logistics support and an offset program to meet Colombian rules.
- Embraer and the FAC said the KC-390s will be delivered with connectivity for operating alongside Colombia’s Gripen fighters and with removable hose-and-drogue refueling gear so the planes can serve as tankers or receivers.
- The March 23, 2026 crash of a C-130H intensified pressure to renew airlift capability, and reporting from Infodefensa says President Gustavo Petro urged expedited talks with Embraer before a full technical comparison was completed.
- Colombia becomes the first Latin American KC-390 customer outside Brazil and the 13th country to order the type, a move that supports the FAC’s long-term EDAES 2042 modernization plan and could boost disaster response, regional transport capacity and ties with Embraer.