The A-29 Super Tucano stands alone as the only combat-proven, mission ready and operational contender in the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support competition.
What differentiates the Super T from the competition:
- Clean sheet design: built for the mission, and optimized for the U.S. Air Force.
- No adaptations or compromises necessary.
- 173 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in use today or on order.
- Ordered by the armed forces of seven nations.
- 100,000 flight hours logged to date.
- 16,000 combat hours without a loss.
- Highest weapons load in its class.
- Five intelligent NATO hard points.
- Two internal, wing-mounted .50-caliber machine guns: accuracy with no drag.
- 133 fully-qualified and operational weapons load configurations.
- Fourth-generation cockpit with HOTAS controls
- Fully-integrated FLIR thermal imaging system.
- Tested and requested by U.S. Navy for Operation Imminent Fury.
- Capable of routinely taking off and landing on rugged terrain.
- In production today, which means low customer acquisition costs; development costs are long-since paid for.
- Low operating costs.
- Longer airframe and larger rudder enable superior performance with high-torque 1,600 HP engine
- Retained best aspects of trainer without compromising on combat capability.




