Uruguayan Air Drive to Add A-29 Tremendous Tucano Plane to Fleet

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(27/08/24)
 The Uruguayan Air Drive (Força Aérea Uruguaia /
FAU) has ordered one A-29 Tremendous Tucano plane, with choices on
5 extra models, as a part of a fleet renewal program.

The deal contains mission tools, built-in
logistics providers and a flight simulator.

Supply of the primary plane is scheduled for
2025.

“It must be famous that since 1981 our nation
has not acquired new fight plane,” mentioned Basic Luis H. De
León, Commander in Chief of the Uruguayan Air Drive. “It’s
exactly for that reason that the aforementioned buy of
plane will generate nice motivation {and professional}
satisfaction inside the Air Drive.”

Força Aérea Uruguaia (FAU) Embraer A-29 Tremendous Tucano

With this order, Uruguay turns into the sixth nation
to function the A-29 Tremendous Tucano in South America together with
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay.

Resulting from its
operational flexibility within the South American area, the plane
is used for a number of missions, primarily for management of unlawful
actions, border monitoring, reconnaissance and superior
coaching.

A regional fleet of greater than 160 Tremendous Tucanos function
in probably the most austere and demanding environments in South America,
from the humid and heat Amazon rainforest, the chilly areas of
southern Chile to the warmth of the desert additional north, from
mountainous areas of Colombia and Ecuador to the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts.

“We’re honored by the choice of the Uruguayan
Air Drive, one other South American nation to decide on the A-29 Tremendous
Tucano, an plane that may be a reference in its section within the
worldwide market,” mentioned Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO of
Embraer Protection & Safety. “With this acquisition, Uruguay
can have differentiated capabilities that can drastically contribute
to the surveillance of its borders and enhance FAU’s operational
readiness.”

The A-29
Tremendous Tucano is appropriate for a variety of missions corresponding to shut air
help, air patrol, particular operations, air interdiction, JTAC,
ahead air controller (FAC), air and tactical coordinator (TAC),
Armed ISR, border surveillance, reconnaissance, air escort, fundamental,
operational and superior coaching, transition to air superiority
fighters, JTAC/LIFT and FAC coaching.

The plane has obtained over 260 orders and surpassed
570,000 flight hours, with 60,000 of these in fight.

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