Embraer expects India to move ahead with military cargo jet tender in coming months

Lockheed Martin

07/06/2026 21:19

By Gabriel Araujo
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 7 (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer EMBJ3.SA expects India to move ahead in the coming months with a military transport aircraft tender in which its C-390 Millennium is a key contender, Chief Executive Francisco Gomes Neto told Reuters.
India is set to issue a request for proposal (RFP) covering between 60 and 80 aircraft, Gomes Neto said on the sidelines of a global meeting of airline executives in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
"The information we have is that the RFP should come in the next few months," he said.
"And what we hear in the Indian market is that they want to make a decision by the end of 2027, which would be a very interesting time frame," he added.
Embraer has been seeking to boost global sales of the C-390, and sees India as a strategic market.
The aircraft is a major competitor to Lockheed Martin's LMT.N C-130 Hercules.
Embraer has partnered with India's Mahindra MAHM.NS on the C-390.
     

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Paul Simao)
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