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Embraer Delivers Four A-29 Super Tucano to Indonesian Air Force
Embraer Defense and Security has today delivered four light attack and tactical training A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to Indonesia’s Air Force at a ceremony held in its facility in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil. Indonesia is the first operator of Super Tucano in the Asia-Pacific region. These four A-29 Super Tucano are from the initial [...]
Indonesian Air Force Orders Second Batch of A-29 Super Tucano Airplanes
The Indonesian Air Force has signed a commercial contract for a second batch of eight light attack and tactical training A-29 Super Tucano. The order also includes a flight simulator that will be used for instructing and training Indonesian pilots. In August 2012, Indonesia will receive the first four airplanes from the initial batch of [...]
US still interested in Brazil warplanes: official
The United States remains interested in a possible purchase of light attack aircraft made by Brazil’s Embraer despite cancelling a contract this week, a top US official said Thursday. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, on a visit to Rio de Janeiro, said the contract cancellation was not a reflection on the Super Tucano — [...]
US Air Force cancels deal for Brazilian-made aircraft
The US Air Force has canceled a $355 million contract for a light attack aircraft made by Brazil’s Embraer, saying it would open an investigation after protests from a rival US aerospace firm, officials said Tuesday. The contract for 20 Embraer AT-29 Super Tucano aircraft was awarded in December as part of plans to arm [...]
Light Air Support: Another Contentious USAF Acquisition
The capability gap of a light attack aircraft came to the attention of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in 2007. Against the jet-only conventional wisdom, CENTCOM started preliminary efforts to acquire a robust, cost-effective, easy to maintain and heavily armed irregular warfare platform to carry out close air support (CAS) and counter-insurgency (COIN) missions. After [...]
USAF Orders First A-29 Super Tucano Light Air Support Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force today announced that it has selected the A-29 Super Tucano, produced by Embraer Defense and Security, for the Light Air Support (LAS) program. The aircraft will be supplied in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the prime contractor, and will be used to conduct advanced flight training, aerial reconnaissance and [...]
Indonesia Buys Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil: Embraer has won a competition held by the Indonesian Ministry of Defense to supply eight Super Tucano light attack turboprops for the Indonesian Air Force. The deal includes ground support stations and an integrated logistics package, and represents the debut of the Super Tucano in the Asia Pacific region. Deliveries [...]
First Super Tucano Aircraft Delivered to Dominican Republic
Brazil: Embraer delivered the first two Super Tucano aircraft, of a total of eight, last week, to the government of the Dominican Republic. The delivery ceremony was attended by the Dominican Secretary of Defense, Lieutenant General Pedro Rafael Peña Antonio; the Vice Minister of the Armed Forces, Vice Admiral Nicolás Cabrera Arias; the Ambassador of [...]
