【8月10日】看軍聞學英語
■泰戈爾
原文:
The United Arab Emirates’ contracting authority, known as the Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement, has inked a deal with Brazilian firm Embraer to procure 10 C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft with an option to procure 10 more in the future, the company announced today.
With this deal, the UAE is the first country in the Middle East to be on contract with the C-390 aircraft. The C-390 Millennium aircraft can perform a number of missions including military transport, humanitarian and airdrop operations and medical evacuation.
President and CEO of Embraer Defense and Security Bosco da Costa Junior said that the C-390 Millennium will provide the Emirati Air Force and Air Defense with "the versatility and performance needed to carry out a wide range of missions anytime, anywhere, for decades to come."
中譯:
巴西航空工業公司今日宣布,阿拉伯聯合大公國負責國防採購的「塔瓦尊委員會」已與該公司簽署協議,採購10架 C-390「千禧年」軍用運輸機,並附帶未來增購10架的選擇權。
透過此合約,阿拉伯聯合大公國將成為中東第一個簽約採購C-390的國家。C-390可執行包含軍事運輸、人道救援、物資空投及醫療後送等多項任務。
巴西航空工業國防與安全公司總裁達科斯塔指出,C-390 將為阿拉伯聯合大公國空軍提供未來幾十年所需的優異性能。