A-29 Super Tucano - Embraer Defense USA

SEVERAL MISSIONS. 1 PLATFORM. 

Light Attack • Armed Reconnaissance • Counter-UAS
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THE PREMIER AIRCRAFT FOR COUNTER-UAS,  ARMED RECONNAISSANCE, AND LIGHT ATTACK OPERATION 

The world leader in its class with 22 operator nations, the A-29 Super Tucano boasts over 300 aircraft contracted and more than 625,000 flight hours, including over 60,000 in active combat. 


Designed for maximum multi-mission effectiveness, the A-29 integrates next-generation weapons, precise target identification, and a comprehensive communications suite. Its advanced HMI avionics and rugged airframe allow seamless operations from unpaved runways, backed by state-of-the-art active and passive survivability features. 


Built for asymmetric warfare, the A-29 delivers a simple maintenance concept that maximizes fleet availability and reliability while keeping life-cycle costs low. The result is a proven, low-risk platform that provides air forces with unmatched mission flexibility and operational capability. 

A SINGLE PLATFORM DELIVERING THE WORK OF THREE DEDICATED AIRCRAFT 

Light Attack
Light Attack

Optimized for asymmetric operations in permissive environments, the A-29 Super Tucano delivers rapid field reconfigurability and maximum mission flexibility. Featuring the market’s only internal, in-wing machine guns, it preserves all five hardpoints for ordnance and fuel, delivering unmatched light-attack firepower and persistence. 

Air Patrol
Air Interdiction
Tac (A) - Tactical Air Coordinator (Airborne)
Foward Air Controller - Airborne
Special Operations
Close Air Support
Armed Reconnaissance
Armed Reconnaissance

The A-29 Super Tucano is the premier Armed Reconnaissance platform, delivering the ideal combination of high-definition EO/ IR sensors, internal machine guns, and extended persistence. 

Armed ISR
Border Surveillance
SCAR - Strike Coordination And Reconnaissance
Air Scout
Aerial Escort
Exclusive Economic Zone Patrol
Counter-UAS
Counter-UAS

Modern warfare and border security demand an affordable Counter-UAS capability. Combining the lowest cost per flight hour with proven multi-mission versatility, the A-29 Super Tucano is the ultimate platform to defeat drone threats from illicit cartels and terrorist organizations. 

Low-Flight Costs
Speed Profile
Targeting Datalinks
Precision Tracking
Kinetic Effectors
Accelerated Kill Chain
Tactical Decision Support

An unmatched suite of capabilities

625,000+

FLIGHT HOURS

60,000+

COMBAT FLIGHT HOURS

300+

CONTRACTED AIRCRAFT

22

AIR FORCES

Main External Stores

SUU-25 FLARE/MARKER DISPENSER

7 x 70 MM ROCKET LAUNCHER

BOMB GP MK-81 (250 LB)

BOMB GP MK-82 (500 LB)

LGB GBU-58 (250 LB)

BOMB GP M-117 (750 LB)

CONVENTIONAL AND LASER-GUIDED ROCKETS APKWS

GBU-12 LGB GRIFFIN LGB (500 LB)

SUU-20 TRAINING BOMB DISPENSER

HD EO/IR SENSOR AND DESIGNATOR

EXTERNAL FUEL TANK 320 L

LOGISTICS POD

Modern Cockpit

OUTSTANDING MISSION SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

The A-29 Super Tucano’s cockpit design reduces the pilot’s workload and provides maximum situational awareness. Excellent accessibility, ergonomics, and an advanced human-machine interface that allows the crew to focus on mission outcomes.

Advanced human-machine Interface (HMI) 

Advanced human-machine Interface (HMI) 

HOTAS (hands-on-throttle-and-stick ) controls 

HOTAS (hands-on-throttle-and-stick ) controls 

Autoflight (autopilot / 
flight director system) 

Autoflight (autopilot / 
flight director system) 

HUD – Head-Up Display with Color HUD Video Camera (CHVC) 

HUD – Head-Up Display with Color HUD Video Camera (CHVC) 

Up front control panel (UFCP) with backup on the CMFDs 

Up front control panel (UFCP) with backup on the CMFDs 

Two redundant mission computers (MDP – mission and display processor) 

Two redundant mission computers (MDP – mission and display processor) 

Pressurized cockpit with air conditioning 

Pressurized cockpit with air conditioning 

Anti-G System 

Anti-G System 

OBOGS 

OBOGS 

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Extremely Rugged Platform

DESIGNED TO OPERATE FROM FOWARD AIR BASES

Bird Impact Resistant Windshield 

Bird Impact Resistant Windshield 

Structure With High Level of Resistance 

Structure With High Level of Resistance 

Corrosion Protected to Withstand Aggressive Environments 

Corrosion Protected to Withstand Aggressive Environments 

Rugged Landing Gear for Operations in Unpaved Runways 

Rugged Landing Gear for Operations in Unpaved Runways 

High Fatigue Life

High Fatigue Life

THE GLOBAL LEADER

Countries that have already announced the choice of the A-29 Super Tucano

Angola

Brazil

Burkina Faso

Chile

Colombia

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Indonesia

Lebanon

Mali

Mauritania

Nigeria

Panama

Paraguay

Phillipines

Portugal

Uruguay

USA

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

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