Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
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The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano (English: Super Toucan), also named ALX or A-29, is a Brazilian turboprop light attack aircraft designed and built by Embraer as a development of the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. The A-29 Super Tucano carries a wide variety of weapons, including precision-guided munitions, and was designed to be a low-cost system operated in low-threat environments.[2]
Quick Facts EMB 314 / A-29 Super Tucano, Role ...
EMB 314 / A-29 Super Tucano | |
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A-29 Super Tucanos of Brazilian Air Force | |
Role | Light attack and counter-insurgency aircraft |
National origin | Brazil |
Manufacturer | Embraer Defense and Security |
First flight | 2 June 1999 |
Introduction | 2003 |
Status | In service |
Primary users | Brazilian Air Force Colombian Aerospace Force Chilean Air Force Indonesian Air Force |
Produced | 2003–present |
Number built | 260+ (April 2023)[1] |
Developed from | Embraer EMB 312 Tucano |
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In addition to its manufacture in Brazil, Embraer has set up a production line in the United States in conjunction with Sierra Nevada Corporation for the manufacture of A-29s to export customers.