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Air Force

Embraer Rolls Out First Super Tucano For Air Force’s Light Air Support

Pat Host

Thursday, September 25th, 2014

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Embraer Rolls Out First Super Tucano For Air Force’s Light Air Support

Embraer's A-29 Super Tucano for Afghanistan. Photo: Embraer.

Embraer [ERJ] on Thursday rolled out its first A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) program. Embraer and LAS prime contractor Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) celebrated the milestone at Embraer’s facility in Jacksonville, Fla. SNC Vice President of Integrated Tactical Solutions for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Taco Gilbert said during a briefing the first Super Tucano has been accepted by the Air Force and will depart Friday to begin training missions with…

Congress

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Army

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