Hungarian KC-390s To Bolster NATO Capacity In Eastern Europe: Officials

KC-390
Credit: U.S. Air Force
Hungarian officials say the country’s purchase of Embraer’s KC-390 airlifter “represents a gap-filling development” for NATO in Eastern Europe. Budapest has ordered two KC-390s, in part filling a capability gap left open by the retirement of its Antonov An-26 fleet in mid-2020. It will also provide...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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