Lithuania postpones purchase of new military transport aircraft

Lithuania postpones Embraer C-390 transport aircraft acquisition until after 2030

Lithuania has decided to postpone the acquisition of new military transport aircraft, including the planned purchase of the… The post Lithuania postpones Embraer C-390 transport aircraft acquisition until after 2030 appeared first on Air Data News.

Lithuania delays Embraer C-390 buy, modernizes Spartan fleet

Lithuania has postponed its planned procurement of new military transport aircraft and will instead modernize its existing C-27J Spartan fleet to keep it in service through 2036, officials said after a State Defence Council meeting on January 27, 2026. Presidential national security adviser Deividas Matulionis told Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT that talks on a future transport aircraft acquisition are now expected to begin around 2030, while…