Uruguay to Acquire up to Six A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft from Embraer

Embraer today announced the sale of up to six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) which includes the acquisition of one aircraft plus the commitment to acquire five additional units.

The deliveries are scheduled from 2025, including mission equipment, integrated logistics services and a flight simulator.

With this order, Uruguay becomes the sixth nation to operate the A-29 Super Tucano in South America along with Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay where a fleet of more than 160 Super Tucanos operate in the most austere and demanding environments in South America.

"We are honored by the decision of the Uruguayan Air Force, another South American nation to choose the A-29 Super Tucano. With this acquisition, Uruguay will have differentiated capabilities that will greatly contribute to the surveillance of its borders and increase FAU's operational readiness," said Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security.

"Uruguay seeks to strengthen its airspace surveillance and threat response capabilities, and it does so rely on Brazilian technology, which proposes a very suitable platform for these purposes, such as the A-29 Super Tucanos," Uruguayan Minister of Foreign Affairs Omar Paganini said.

"It should be noted that since 1981 our country has not acquired new combat aircraft. It is precisely for this reason that the aforementioned purchase of aircraft will generate great motivation and professional satisfaction within the Air Force," said the Commander in Chief of the Uruguayan Air Force, General Luis H. De León.