Uruguay has taken delivery of the first two of six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack turboprops ordered to replace its ageing fleet of Cessna A-37 Dragonfly jets, which average over 43 years in ...

Key Points and Summary - The Embraer A-29 Super Tucano is a cheap, flexible turboprop built for low-threat counterinsurgency and Special Operations support—but it is no A-10 Warthog replacement. -The ...

Embraer has delivered the first two A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force, launching a six-aircraft fleet renewal program.

As the U.S. Air Force looks for ways to retire the aging A-10 fleet, the Super Tucano often surfaces in debates as a cheaper, simpler alternative that could keep a gunship presence overhead without ...

Both commercial and battlespace developments world over, including the South American continent, are motivating the effort. August saw narcotics smugglers destroy a Colombian National Police UH-60 ...

Embraer will promote the A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft as a counter-unmanned air systems (UAS) platform, citing the type’s weapons loadout and sensor capabilities. The company observes that ...

A two-ship formation of A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, during a mission on 28 April 2016. Embraer is working on giving the aircraft C-UAS capabilities. (US Air Force/Staff Sgt Larry E ...

The PAF employs its Embraer EMB-314B (A-29) Super Tucano light aircraft as a close air support (CAS), light attack, surveillance and reconnaissance, air-to-air interception, and counter-insurgency ...