June 18 (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer ( ERJ ) sees

India, Saudi Arabia and the European Union as strategic markets

for its defense unit as it looks to expand sales of the C-390

Millennium, the head of Embraer Defense said on Tuesday.

India has an open tender to buy military planes while Saudi

Arabia, looking to replace an aging fleet of C-130 Hercules, is

currently in "early engagement" with Embraer ( ERJ ), Bosco da Costa

Junior said.