First A-29 Delivered to USAF
The first A-29 Super Tucano to be assigned to Moody AFB, Ga., was delivered to the Air Force during a roll out ceremony in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 25, 2014.
The first A-29 Super Tucano to be assigned to Moody AFB, Ga., was delivered to the Air Force during a roll out ceremony in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 25, 2014.
La compañía brasileña Embraer informó que entregó este jueves el primero de los veinte aviones A-29 Super Tucano que le compró la Fuerza Aérea estadounidense, para usarlos en Afganistán tras el retiro de las tropas de la OTAN.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — More than 100 contractors and engineers are working at a facility on the city’s Northside to build 20 A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes.
Jacksonville, Fl. — What started out as an empty hanger on the Northside less than two years ago is now the place where military airplanes are assembled.
The first A29 Super Tucano manufactured in the United States made its debut today in a ceremony at the Embraer facility at Jacksonville International Airport.
Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) on September 25 rolled out the first American-assembled A-29 Super Tucano for the U.S. Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) program. The single-engine turboprop will be used to provide light air support, reconnaissance and training capabilities to the Afghanistan military.
After years of bitter competitions, Embraer has finally established a U.S. foothold for production of defense systems stateside with the rollout of its first A-29 Super Tucano for sale to the U.S. Air Force.
Embraer North America and Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) on 25 September rolled out the first A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft produced outside Brazil.
The unveiling of the first A-29 Super Tucano fighter at Embraer’s Jacksonville facility Thursday represented hope for the Pentagon, Afghanistan and for Jacksonville.
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) — The Air Force recently completed its environmental analysis and has selected Moody Air Force Base here as the stateside training location for Afghan A-29 pilots and maintainers.