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Embraer Awards Rheinmetall Contract Worth Upwards Of $114 Million For KC-390 Training Equipment

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

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Embraer Awards Rheinmetall Contract Worth Upwards Of $114 Million For KC-390 Training Equipment

The Embraer KC-390 transport airplane. Photo: Embraer.

Brazil-based Embraer [ERJ] and the Germany-based Rheinmetall signed a framework agreement for the latter to develop and supply a suite of training equipment for the KC-390 transport plane, Rheinmetall said Monday.Rheinmetall’s simulation and training business unit is set to design, manufacture, deliver, and support all training devices for Embraer’s new KC-390.This includes flight and mission training systems, including full mission and flight simulators, as well as cargo handling, procedure, and maintenance trainers. Rheinmetall expects the program to translate into sales…

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