Sweden chooses Embraer’s C-390 as new military cargo plane by Reuters

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Sweden has chosen Embraer’s C-390 Millennium as the country’s new military cargo plane, the Brazilian aircraft maker said on Saturday. The deal marks the first purchase of the C-390 by a country in Northern Europe, Embraer said in a statement. Expanding its presence abroad with more sales of the C-390 was a major goal of Embraer’s defense unit. Sweden is the sixth European country to choose this aircraft, together with Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Netherlands and Portugal. “This decision represents a new chapter in relations between Brazil and Sweden,” Embraer said. Brazil had bought Gripen fighter jets from Sweden’s SAAB in the past.