PARIS AIR SHOW — Lithuania today announced its decision to procure three of the Embraer-made C-390 multimission aircraft, becoming the 11th customer to buy the plane.
“We have carefully studied the various types of military transport aircraft available on the market, and our assessment has clearly shown that the C-390 Millennium is the most suitable platform to meet our national military operational requirements,” Vice Minister of National Defence of Lithuania Loreta Maskaliovienė said in a statement shared by Embraer.
“Therefore, Lithuania has chosen Embraer Company for further negotiations and expects to finalize the acquisition contract in the coming months.”
Bosco Da Costa Jr., president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security, said the company is “honored to have been selected by the Lithuanian authorities. This selection reflects Embraer’s commitment to strengthening defense capabilities in Europe.”
The development, which came in the late hours here at Le Bourget, marks the third straight day that Embraer announced a new sale related to the Millenium, which has emerged as the company’s flagship defense offering.
On Monday, the company said that Portugal was expanding its C-390 buy by a single aircraft, to be delivered in 2029, bringing its total to six. More notably, Portugal announced that it had placed 10 options on future C-390 buys, which could be shared with other NATO members.
Then on Tuesday, the company announced that it had signed a contract with the Netherlands for a new aeromedical evacuation model for the aircraft. The deal includes a single module for the Dutch, as well as seven options for aeromedical systems that can be shared by NATO allies.
The aircraft has been on a run of wins in Europe, with Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands all having placed orders, Slovakia announcing its intentions to do so, and Hungary and Portugal currently operating the platform. Brazil, South Korea and an unnamed customer round out the user base.
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