Portugal Becomes First European Customer For Super Tucano

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A rendering of Portugal's A-29.

Credit: Embraer
Portugal has become the first European country to acquire Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano. Lisbon signed an agreement to purchase 12 of the turboprop-powered counterinsurgency and training aircraft for €200 million ($210 million) on Dec. 16, following ministerial approval of the buy earlier this month...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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