Why The Embraer C-390 Is The Only Western Airlifter Smaller Nations Can Actually Afford

While Brazil is typically not considered a ‘Western’ country, its Embraer C-390 Millennium is part of the Western supply chain, and it is marketed to various Western countries as an alternative to the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. It is seen as a geopolitically acceptable military aircraft for NATO allies to purchase in a way that Chinese and Russian military aircraft are not.