Embraer's C-390: Austria's new choice for air dominance

Austria plans to replace its retiring C-130 Hercules fleet with Embraer's C-390 military transport aircraft, Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner said on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: Austria's Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner speaks to the media on the day of a Foreign Affairs Council with Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium March 21, 2022.
FILE PHOTO: Austria's Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner speaks to the media on the day of a Foreign Affairs Council with Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria plans to replace its retiring C-130 Hercules fleet with Embraer's C-390 military transport aircraft, Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner said on Wednesday.

Austria is aiming to buy about four aircraft and is negotiating with the Netherlands on a potential joint order, Tanner told a news conference. A contract for an order should be signed in the first half of next year, she added.

(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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