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Eyeing IAF Order, Mahindra And Brazil's Embraer Ink Deal For Collaboration On C-390 Medium Transport Aircraft In India
Kuldeep Negi
Feb 09, 2024, 05:30 PM | Updated 05:30 PM IST
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Brazil's Embraer Defense and Security, and Mahindra announced on Friday (9 February) that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibility of turning into a future hub of the medium transport aircraft C-390 for the region.
The two companies are also eyeing the Indian Air Force (IAF) contract for Medium Transport Aircraft.
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The MoU was signed at the Embassy of Brazil in New Delhi.
The partnership around the C-390 Millennium aims to introduce cutting-edge aerospace and military transport technology to the Indian market.
Embraer and Mahindra will engage with the Indian Air Force to identify the next steps of the MTA programme, as well as contact the local aerospace industry in India to start developing the industrialisation plan for the project, a joint statement said.
The MoU was signed by Embraer Defense & Security and Mahindra Defence Systems, a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Mahindra, which focuses on armoured transport and security-related products including electronics.
“We are honoured to announce this MoU with Mahindra. India has a diverse and strong defence and aerospace industry and we have chosen Mahindra as our partner to jointly pursue the MTA programme” said Bosco da Costa Junior, President & CEO, Embraer Defense & Security.
“India is a key market for Embraer and we fully support India’s ambitions for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. We see this partnership as a symbol of strengthening relations between Brazil and India and a way to foster Global South cooperation," he added.
To date, the C-390 Millennium has been selected by Brazil, Portugal, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic and most recently, South Korea.
The C-390 aircraft is capable of performing a wide range of missions such as transporting and dropping cargo and troops, medical evacuation, search and rescue, aerial firefighting, and humanitarian missions, operating on temporary or unpaved runways such as packed earth, soil, and gravel.
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Kuldeep is Senior Editor (Newsroom) at Swarajya. He tweets at @kaydnegi.
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