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USAF selects A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for Afghan Air Corps (VIDEO)

Sparks, USA - 427-million-dollar contract for 20 airplanes

The US Air Force (USAF) has selected the Embraer Defense and Security´s A-29 Super Tucano for its Light Air Support (LAS) program. The aircraft will be supplied in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the prime contractor, and will be used to conduct advanced flight training, aerial reconnaissance, and light air support operations. The Brazilian airplane prevailed on Beechcraft's...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1150154
Rome, Italy, 02/28/2013 13:13
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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