Austria plans to replace retiring C-130 aircraft with Embraer's C-390 - minister
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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 - 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. REUTERS
