Paraguay procures six A-29 Super Tucano light combat aircraft

Embraer A-29 Super Tucano for Paraguay.

Embraer announced the sale of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Paraguayan Air Force (FAP) during the Farnborough International Airshow on 23 July 2024 (See our previous article from last May). The agreement provides for the delivery of six aircraft to FAP starting in 2025.

“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.

“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”.

Source: Embraer