A-29 Super Tucano

What You Need to Know: The United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base has added three Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to its fleet—the first...

Summary and 5 Points You Need to Know: The A-29 Super Tucano, a propeller-driven aircraft built by Embraer, excels in close air support (CAS) missions due to its maneuverability and...

Summary and Key Points: Portugal is considering the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for its Air Force, aiming to acquire 8-12 units for close air support (CAS), intelligence,...

Summary and Key Points: The A-10 Warthog, a venerable, close air support (CAS) aircraft introduced in the 1970s, has been a subject of debate regarding its retirement and potential replacement....

Summary and Key Points: The A-29 Super Tucano is considered a possible replacement for the A-10 Warthog due to its low cost and weapon versatility. -However, designed as a trainer...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: A Light Attack Aircraft would enable partner countries to develop effective indigenous close air support capabilities, reducing the burden on the U.S. Air Force. Later this month,...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The LAA procurement is a test of that service’s commitment to acquisition reform. It is the proverbial poster child for acquisition reform. The program seeks...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: As recent battles in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine have indicated, the dedicated attack aircraft still has an important role to play. Is the dedicated...

Key point: The Super Tucano is affordable, light, and durable- just what you need to fight insurgents. High-tech weapons have a place, but why use them when other ones will do?...

In fact the A-29s were a “game changer” in the 2016 fighting season and there are high expectations for the aircraft and crews in 2017. On Mar. 20, 2017 four...

Noteworthy pilots flew the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano and the Textron Aviation AT-6B Wolverine this summer as a part of the Light Attack Experiment (OA-X). The U.S. Air Force...

Members of Congress would like to see a more expansive use of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in various global hotspots as a way to support US Special Operations Forces...