Colombia KC-390 Purchase: Brazil’s Embraer Deal Advances

Defense · Bogotá, 2 August 2026 Key Facts —Order — President Gustavo Petro directed the Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana (FAC) to finalise the purchase of two Embraer C-390/KC-390 Millennium transports. —Fleet audit — A government transition (empalme) report found 310 of about 620 military and police aircraft non-operational — roughly half. —Military — Of about 510…