News - Tag A-29 Super Tucano

Oct. 25, 2024
Around the Air Force: Test Pilot School Gets Super Tucano, Planning for Mobility Guardian 25, Global Household Goods Contract Program

In this week’s look around the Air Force, three A-29 Super Tucanos join the Air Force Test Pilot School fleet, allies and partners prepare for next summer's Mobility Guardian 25, and the new Global Household Goods Contract program rolls out.
Oct. 9, 2024
A-29 Super Tucano joins Air Force Test Pilot School fleet

Three A-29 Super Tucanos joined the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB modernizing and expanding TPS curriculum to accelerate the fielding of combat capability for the U.S. Air Force.
Jan. 30, 2020
Air advisor receives 2019 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award

Lt. Col. Carl Miller, now the deputy chief of the special missions division at Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command, won the award for his achievements while deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, leading the execution of a $1.5 billion security assistance program as commander of the 538th Air
May 21, 2018
Laser Guided Bombs enhance Afghan Air Force Strike Capability

Since March 22, 2018, the Afghan Air Force has both introduced and increased the use of precision guided munitions in southern Afghanistan.
Feb. 2, 2018
Air Force announces next steps in light attack experimentation

Following the Light Attack Experiment conducted in August 2017, the Air Force announced its intention to continue experimenting with two non-developmental aircraft, the Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano, from May to July 2018 at Davis-Monthan Air Force
March 31, 2016
Tech Report: A-29 Super Tucano

The A-29 Super Tucano is a turboprop aircraft designed for light attack, counter insurgency and close air support. In January 2016, the U.S. Air Force delivered the first four of 20 A-29s to the Afghan Air Force. The Super Tucano will replace the Mi-35 attack helicopter providing a monumental leap
Jan. 19, 2016
Afghan Air Force receives first four A-29s

The U.S. Air Force delivered four A-29 Super Tucanos to the Afghan Air Force Jan. 15 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan.
Dec. 21, 2015
First A-29 Afghan pilots graduate, ready for combat

A new era for the Afghan air force began Dec. 18, when the 81st Fighter Squadron graduated the first class of A-29 Super Tucano combat-ready attack pilots at Moody Air Force Base.
Sept. 26, 2014
A-29 Super Tucano arrives at Moody AFB

The first of 20 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft arrived here Sept. 26, in preparation for the Afghanistan pilot and maintenance training mission.