Brazilian Air Force Cuts KC-390 Program By 25 Percent

Brian Everstine November 12, 2021
Credit: KC-390: Embraer
The Brazilian Air Force is unilaterally cutting its planned spending on the Embraer KC-390 airlifter by 25 percent, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic and failed negotiations with the company. In a lengthy statement, Brazilian Air Force Commander Air Lieutenant Brigadier Carlos de Almeida Baptista Jr...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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