How much does it purchase cost?

The link is not the cost, but will look into the matter.

The purchase of those Jordanian F-5E was announced over 3 years ago.

You’re right, but the authorization of the Brazilian government to modernize it only happened on 24/12/2010.
The first 3 F-5 arrived in Sao Paulo on 19/08/2008 transported by an An-124.

I didn’t quite understand the part on how it seems very easy to copy an aircraft like the A400M.

You had written the following:

“Basically someone just copy-pasted the A400M order and changed the name to KC-390.”

I mean what is best for Portugal to copy the A400M, as you said you did Embraer, and build a complete airplane in Portugal. Rather than manufacture some components as is done with the KC-390. Build a copy of the A400M will generate more jobs than just making parts of the KC-390.

The only thing that the Portuguese order is doing in that list is trying to get some components built in Portugal since EMBRAER owns a large portion of shares of OGMA and has been talking, and talking, and talking, about opening more aerospace factories in Portugal.

Basically someone just copy-pasted the A400M order and changed the name to KC-390.

Now with our current fleet of C-295 it doesn’t make much sense buying the KC-390, might as well either buy the C-130J-30 or the A400M.

Best regards,

Portugal could take the drawing of a C-130J and A400M or build that would ensure more jobs than building only parts of the KC-390. After all, it seems easy to copy an aircraft like the A400M.

Brazil also uses the C-295 (12 planes) and yet is investing in the KC-390. The C-295 has a load capacity of 9.2 tons and is in another category.

Does the MRTA and C-295 were also copies of the A400M, or some other?

obs.: KC-390 will use components and structures of the EMB-170 and EMB-190 (both with over 600 aircraft sold) rather than the A400M.

Equivalent MRTA has 145 plus 55 options

Embraer Studies show that there are about 2802 aircraft in service from 1613 which has more than 25 years of service.
The studies consider the transport aircraft with between 5 to 25 tons. With the exception of China.
Excluding the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, countries committed to the A400M research sees a possibility of 700 aircraft to be replaced.
Of these 700 aircraft, Embraer expects to achieve 25% of sales.

Of course, the MRTA will sell to many countries in great quantities, besides the MRTA as a rival for the C-130J and BAe 146m.

The KC-390 is going well as expected.