The agreement provides for the delivery of six aircraft to
the Air Force starting in 2025.
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer (B3: EMBR3, NYSE: ERJ)
announced today during the Farnborough International Airshow,
the most important aerospace industry event of the year, the sale
of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Paraguayan Air Force
(FAP).
As a multi-mission aircraft, the A-29 provides the Air Forces
with versatility for armed reconnaissance, close air support, light
attack, and advanced training missions on a single platform, which
exponentially increases the institutions' availability and
operational flexibility. The operation, with deliveries scheduled
from 2025, includes mission equipment and an integrated logistics
services agreement.
"We are honored by the Paraguayan Air Force (FAP) decision and
very pleased to be able to announce more A-29 Super Tucano sales,
which is a leading aircraft in the international market in its
segment. We are confident that the A-29 meets the current and
future needs of the FAP", says Fabio Caparica, Commercial Vice
President for Latin America at
Embraer Defense & Security.
"Defense is a pure public good because it provides society with
a service that contributes solely and exclusively to the stability
of the nation as an essential element for an integrated development
of a country. This has a positive impact not only on issues related
to national sovereignty but also on all areas of development. The
Paraguayan Air Force (FAP) has the constitutional mission of
safeguarding territorial integrity and, within its scope,
exercising effective sovereignty over airspace, facing new threats,
such as combating drug trafficking and transnational organized
crime", said Air General Júlio Rubén Fullaondo Céspedes, Commander
of the Paraguayan Air Force. "To face emerging threats, we are in
the process of modernizing our aerial and detection capabilities,
and we intend to be up to the technological standards that allow us
to correctly apply the measures established in the Law on
Surveillance and Protection of Paraguayan Airspace in a to
effectively contribute to the preservation of regional and
international peace and security".
The A-29 Super Tucano is the global leader in its category,
boasting over 260 orders, surpassing 550,000 flight hours, with
60,000 of those in combat. The number of air forces operating the
A-29 Super Tucano steadily expands due to its unmatched combination
of features, making it the most cost-effective, accessible, and
versatile choice.
For Air Forces seeking a proven, comprehensive, efficient,
reliable, and cost-effective solution on a single platform, coupled
with great operational flexibility, the A-29 Super Tucano offers a
wide range of missions such as close air support, air patrol,
special operations, air interdiction, JTAC, forward air controller
(FAC), air and tactical coordinator (TAC), Armed ISR, border
surveillance, reconnaissance, air escort, basic, operational and
advanced training, transition to air superiority fighters,
JTAC/LIFT and FAC training.
The A-29 Super Tucano is the most effective multi-mission
aircraft in its category, equipped with state-of-the-art technology
for precise target identification, weapons systems, and a
comprehensive communications suite. Its capability is further
enhanced by advanced HMI avionics systems integrated into a robust
airframe capable of operating from unpaved runways, in austere
environments and without infrastructure. Furthermore, the aircraft
has a simple maintenance concept, which offers high levels of
reliability, availability, and structural integrity with low life
cycle costs.
About Embraer
A global aerospace company headquartered in Brazil, Embraer has businesses in Commercial
and Executive aviation, Defense & Security and Agricultural
Aviation. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets
aircraft and systems, providing Services & Support to customers
after-sales.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than
8,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft
manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere worldwide, transporting
over 145 million passengers a year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150
seats and the main exporter of high-value-added goods in
Brazil. The company maintains
industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers,
among other activities, across the Americas, Africa, Asia
and Europe.
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SOURCE Embraer S.A.