Enables Rapid Installation On KC-390 Multi-Mission Aircraft

Embraer announced it signed a contract with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) to provide a new Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS II). This will be the second unit for FAB and can be rapidly installed on any of its KC-390 aircraft, the tanker variant of the Embraer C-390 transport.

The MAFFS II is capable of deploying 12,000 liters of water in 7 seconds per flight. Brazil is expanding its capability to handle wildfires because the lone existing MAFFS II-equipped KC-390 in its fleet has already dropped more than a million liters of water on fires so far this year.

Lieutenant-Brigadier Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, Air Force Commander  said, "MAFFS II System has demonstrated high reaction capability in emergency situations that have occurred in many of Brazil’s regions. In total, the KC-390 equipped with the Fire Fighting System has already dropped more than one million liters of water this year.

“Our decision to expand this capacity is due to the high efficiency of MAFFS II, proven in more than 100 flights, and the demand we have for tools such as this one.”

Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security commented, "The KC-390 has proven its versatility in critical missions for the country, such as fighting fires in the Pantanal, the Amazon, and São Paulo during 2024. With the acquisition of this new MAFFS II unit, FAB will double its operational performance in these operations. We are very pleased with the progress of the multi-mission platform manufactured by Embraer in meeting the country's needs."

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