Air Force Report: A-29 Super Tucano
This edition features a story on the Afghan Air Force acquiring an A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Mike Hutchinson. Also available in high definition.
This edition features a story on the Afghan Air Force acquiring an A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Mike Hutchinson. Also available in high definition.
In Afghanistan’s continued effort to independently battle counterinsurgency, a new tool will be added to their arsenal designed to allow versatility, reconnaissance and precision weapons placement to the growing Afghan air force.
The U.S. Air Force is buying twenty Brazilian A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the Afghanistan Air Force. The Super Tucano is a single engine turbo-prop trainer/attack aircraft that is used by over a dozen nations.
The U.S. Air Force has suspended work on the LAS contract given to the Sierra Nevada Corp. and Embraer of Brazil because of pending litigation.
There is tremendous news for the American/NATO war effort in Afghanistan. With the selection of the Super Tucano, the Afghan Army Air Force can now begin to develop a combat capable air fleet for the Afghan Air Force.
SPARKS, NV, JANUARY 4, 2012 – Sierra Nevada Corporation issued the following statement in response to a stop work order received today from the U.S. Air Force on the recently issued Light Air Support (LAS) contract: Our team is excited to have been awarded the LAS contract by the U.S. Air Force as a result…
Just before the New Year, the U.S. Air Force finally selected a new Light Air Support plane for ground attack in counterinsurgency, picking the Brazilian Super Tucano over the American AT-6– whose manufacturer, Wichita, Kan.-based Hawker Beechcraft, is filing suit over the decision.