A-29 Super Tucano
Brazilian A-29s force down aircraft carrying 663kg of drugs
A small, twin-engined aircraft carrying roughly 663kg of cocaine base paste was successfully intercepted by two Brazilian Air Force-operated Embraer A-29A/B Super Tucano light attack aircraft after it entered Brazilian airspace without authorisation on July 3
Cutting the cost - Insight into counter-insurgency aircraft
Using state-of-the-art jet fighters for counterinsurgency close air support is expensive – cost-effective alternatives are needed. Samuel Beal looks at the capabilities developed and the role of more economical platforms in tomorrow’s battlespace
Nigerian A-29B delivery delayed in Iceland
Originally due to arrive at Scotland’s Prestwick Airport on September 19, six Sierra Nevada Corporation-Embraer A-29B Super Tucanos on a delivery flight to the Nigerian Air Force have been held captive at Keflavik, Iceland, due to poor weather conditions
Brazilian A-29s shoot down drug smuggling plane following airspace intrusion
Brazilian Air Force-operated Embraer A-29A/B Super Tucanos intercepted and shot down an unresponsive light aircraft in the northern area of Mato Grosso on September 7
Super Tucanos delivered to Turkmenistan
While no order has been officially announced, deliveries of new Embraer A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Turkmenistan Air Force have recently begun
Jungle paint scheme for Nigerian A-29B
Sierra Nevada Corporation and Embraer Defense & Security have released images of a newly-built Nigerian Air Force (NAF) A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft, which is sporting a new jungle paint scheme