수송기 UAE, C-390 10 + 10기 도입 계약 체결

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엠브라에르가 대박 터뜨렸네요. UAE가 10 + 10기 도입계약을 체결했습니다. 중동 첫 도입국이네요. 

사우디에 만들 예정이었던 최종조립센터도 UAE에 만든다고 합니다. 

UAE, C-390 수송기 10대 도입… 향후 최대 10대 추가 가능
“이는 또한 해당 항공기의 중동 첫 진출을 의미하며, 우리 방위 체계의 효율성에 대한 세계적 신뢰를 반영하는 동시에 군수 산업 현지화와 국가 산업 통합 강화를 지원한다,”고 셰이크 만수르 빈 자이드 알나흐얀 부통령은 번역된 X 게시물에서 밝혔다.

작성자 Agnes Helou
2026년 5월 4일 오후 12시 53분

Embraer의 KC-390 밀레니엄 항공기는 임무 요구에 따라 여러 역할로 빠르게 전환할 수 있어 높은 유연성을 제공한다. (사진 제공: Embraer)

이스탄불 — 아랍에미리트의 방산 조달 기관인 Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement가 브라질 기업 Embraer와 C-390 Millennium 군용 수송기 10대를 도입하고 향후 추가로 10대를 구매할 수 있는 옵션 계약을 체결했다고 회사가 오늘 발표했다.

이번 계약으로 UAE는 중동에서 처음으로 C-390 항공기를 계약한 국가가 되었다. C-390 Millennium은 군 수송, 인도주의 지원 및 공중투하 작전, 의료 후송 등 다양한 임무를 수행할 수 있다.

UAE 부통령 셰이크 만수르 빈 자이드 알나흐얀은 번역된 X 게시물에서 “우리는 10대 구매와 추가 옵션을 포함한 최대 규모의 국제 C-390 Millennium 항공기 계약 체결을 목격했다. 이는 우리 공군의 첨단 다목적 작전 능력을 강화하는 조치”라고 밝혔다. “이는 또한 해당 항공기의 중동 첫 진출을 의미하며, 우리 방위 체계의 효율성에 대한 세계적 신뢰를 반영하는 동시에 군수 산업 현지화와 국가 산업 통합 강화를 지원한다.”

Embraer Defense and Security의 사장 겸 CEO Bosco da Costa Junior는 C-390 Millennium이 UAE 공군 및 방공군에 “향후 수십 년 동안 언제 어디서든 다양한 임무를 수행할 수 있는 다목적성과 성능”을 제공할 것이라고 말했다. 그는 또한 “Embraer는 UAE에 C-390 능력을 제공하고 세계적 수준의 지원을 제공하는 데 전적으로 전념하고 있으며, 장기적이고 상호 이익이 되는 파트너십 구축을 목표로 하고 있다”고 덧붙였다.

아부다비에서 열린 “Make It In The Emirates” 전시회에서 체결된 이번 계약에는 항공기의 정비·수리·분해정비(MRO) 서비스와 C-390 Millennium 사후 지원 서비스가 UAE 기업과 협력해 개발될 것이라는 내용이 포함되어 있다.

Embraer의 별도 발표에 따르면, 회사는 UAE 방산·기술 기업 Generation 5 Holding과 “C-390 Millennium 다목적 군용 수송기의 UAE 내 전반적 사업 범위를 포괄하는 독점 전략적 파트너십 계약”을 체결했다.

발표문은 “이번 계약에 따라 양사는 UAE와 중동 지역에서 항공기의 포괄적 MRO 역량과 사후 지원 체계를 구축하는 것을 목표로 하며, 지역 운용국들의 임무 준비태세, 신속 대응, 장기적 기단 지속 가능성 보장에 중점을 둘 것”이라고 밝혔다.

Breaking Defense가 이전에 보도한 바와 같이, Costa는 11월 기자회견에서 Embraer가 UAE와 중동 지역을 위한 C-390 “완성 센터(completion center)” 설립을 추진 중이라고 밝혔다. 이는 사우디아라비아에 해당 센터를 설립하려던 기존 계획을 철회한 이후 나온 것이다.

UAE to get 10 C-390 aircraft, up to 10 more in the future - Breaking Defense

UAE to get 10 C-390 aircraft, up to 10 more in the future - Breaking Defense

UAE to get 10 C-390 aircraft, up to 10 more in the future

"This also marks the aircraft's first entry into the Middle East, reflecting global confidence in the efficiency of our defense system, while supporting the localization of military industries and strengthening the state's industrial integration," Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed AlNahyan said today in a translated X post.

By Agnes Helou on May 04, 2026 12:53 pm

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Embraer's KC-390 Millennium aircraft can quickly switch between multiple roles to offer flexibility depending on the mission requirements. (Photo courtesy of Embraer)

ISTANBUL — The United Arab Emirates’ contracting authority, known as the Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement, has inked a deal with Brazilian firm Embraer to procure 10 C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft with an option to procure 10 more in the future, the company announced today.

With this deal, the UAE is the first country in the Middle East to be on contract with the C-390 aircraft. The C-390 Millennium aircraft can perform a number of missions including military transport, humanitarian and airdrop operations and medical evacuation.

“We have witnessed the signing of the largest international contract for C-390 Millennium aircraft, involving the purchase of 10 aircraft with additional options, in a step that enhances the readiness of our air forces with advanced, multi-mission operational capabilities,” UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed AlNahyan said today in a translated X post. “This also marks the aircraft’s first entry into the Middle East, reflecting global confidence in the efficiency of our defense system, while supporting the localization of military industries and strengthening the state’s industrial integration.”

President and CEO of Embraer Defense and Security Bosco da Costa Junior said that the C-390 Millennium will provide the Emirati Air Force and Air Defense with “the versatility and performance needed to carry out a wide range of missions anytime, anywhere, for decades to come.” He further added, “Embraer is fully committed to delivering the C-390 capability and providing world-class support to UAE, with the objective of building a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership.”

The contract — signed at the “Make It In The Emirates” exposition in Abu Dhabi — notes that the aircraft’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, “along with after-sales support services for the C-390 Millennium aircraft, will be developed in collaboration with” an Emirati firm, per the statement.

A separate announcement from Embraer stated the company has signed “an exclusive strategic partnership agreement” with Emirati defense and technology firm Generation 5 Holding “to cover a comprehensive scope of the C‑390 Millennium multi-mission military transport aircraft in the UAE.”

“Under this agreement, the two companies aim to develop comprehensive Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities and after-sales support for the aircraft in the UAE and the Middle East, focused on ensuring mission readiness, rapid response, and long-term fleet sustainability for regional operators,” the statement reads.

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As Breaking Defense previously reported, Costa said in a November press conference that Embraer was in talks to expand into the UAE with a C-390 “completion center,” that would serve the country and greater region, dropping earlier plans to open such a center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.