Portugal has flown about 10% of the global KC-390 fleet flight hours with just two aircraft and demonstrated airdropping of supplies and paratroopers with the platform.
Credit: Carlos Manuel Senra Barbosa/Portuguese Air Force
Portugal’s air force is gearing up to widen the role of its new Embraer KC-390 fleet from aero logistics to air-to-air refueling and aerial firefighting. In less than two years, the service has thrown the twin-jet airlifter into front-line use, with its fleet of just two KC-390s conducting about 10%...
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