Lithuania postpones Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft purchase amid C-27J modernisation plans

Lithuania postpones Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft purchase amid C-27J modernisation plans

If a contract with Leonardo is signed, any renewed negotiations with Embraer on the C-390 Millennium, should the purchase decision be maintained, would begin no earlier than 2030. The delay is intended to free funding for other urgent technical modernisation projects, as the acquisition of three C-390 aircraft could have cost about EUR 750 million, with much of that funding redirected to infrastructure development and expansion of the integrated…