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November 30 2017, EMBRAER announce that an order of six A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft for the Phillippine Air Force. Upon underaking a comprehensive bidding process which participated by several manufacturers and complying and passing the post bid qualification, the Super Tucano was selected as part of the Philippine Air Force Horizon I Modernization Plan. The aircraft will be deployed for close air support, light attack, surveillance, air to air interception and counter-insurgency missions. Deliveries will start in 2019.
“We are honored to be selected by the Philippine Air Force, our second operator in the Asia-Pacific region, and with the confidence expressed by our customer”, said Jackson Schneider, president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security. “The Super Tucano is the best light attack aircraft in the market and we are confident that it will accomplish with excellence the missions it was selected for”.
The A-29 Super Tucano is a turboprop, very versatile and durable aircraft. It can carry out a wide range of missions and can operate from unpaved runways. According to Embraer publication, "To date, the A-29 Super Tucano is being operated by 14 Airforce worldwide, including US.
“We are honored to be selected by the Philippine Air Force, our second operator in the Asia-Pacific region, and with the confidence expressed by our customer”, said Jackson Schneider, president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security. “The Super Tucano is the best light attack aircraft in the market and we are confident that it will accomplish with excellence the missions it was selected for”.
The A-29 Super Tucano is a turboprop, very versatile and durable aircraft. It can carry out a wide range of missions and can operate from unpaved runways. According to Embraer publication, "To date, the A-29 Super Tucano is being operated by 14 Airforce worldwide, including US.
The region's other operator of the type is Indonesia, which has 15 examples. It originally ordered 16, but one crashed in 2016.
The Super Tucanos are likely to replace Manila's fleet of eight obsolescent Rockwell OV-10 Bronco aircraft.
In October the company announced that an undisclosed buyer ordered six Super Tucanos, but Embraer says this was a separate from the Philippines order.
The importance of close air support for the Philippine air force was highlighted earlier this year when Islamic State militants on the island of Mindanao took over the city of Marawi.
The battle to clear the city involved Philippine assets such as the Korean Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter delivering precision strikes against militants holed up in buildings.
Sources:
https://www.embraer.com/global/en/news#/4068-philippine-air-force-selects-the-a-29-super-tucano-for-close-air-support-role
Sources:
https://www.embraer.com/global/en/news#/4068-philippine-air-force-selects-the-a-29-super-tucano-for-close-air-support-role
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