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UAE Orders 10 Embraer C-390 Airlifters, With Options for 10 More

The order signals a regional beachhead for Embraer through a UAE support partnership with Generation 5.

The first Hungarian C-390 delivered to the Hungarian Air Force pictured here taking off from Kecskemét Air Base in Central Hungary. Hungary currently operates two Millenniums. (Image credit: Hungarian Ministry of Defence)
The contract marks the first selection of the C-390 Millennium in the Middle East. Credit: Embraer.
Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, and Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, shake hands before a bilateral meeting ahead of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 5, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Tawazun Council signed the contract Monday at the Make It In The Emirates expo in Abu Dhabi for 10 C-390s plus 10 options for the UAE Air Force.
  • Embraer confirmed this is the C-390’s first sale in the Middle East and the largest single-country export order for the type.
  • Embraer named Generation 5 Holding as its exclusive UAE partner to build local maintenance, repair and overhaul and after-sales support.
  • UAE officials selected the jet after testing it in local conditions, citing performance, reliability and fit with existing systems.
  • The C-390 is a multi-mission transport designed for cargo and troop lift, airdrop, medical evacuation and humanitarian aid from paved or rough runways, expanding the UAE’s capacity for regional crises and relief flights.