Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano - Operators

Operators

Angola
  • National Air Force of Angola – Six aircraft ordered. Deliveries beginning in early 2012.
Brazil
  • Brazilian Air Force – 99 aircraft(33 A-29A & 66 A-29B) At least 4 aircraft lost.
    • First Squadron of the Third Aviation Group (1º/3º GAv) "Esquadrão Escorpião"
    • Second Squadron of the Third Aviation Group (2º/3º GAv) "Esquadrão Grifo"
    • Third Squadron of the Third Aviation Group (3º/3º GAv) "Esquadrão Flecha"
    • Second Squadron of the Fifth Aviation Group (2º/5º GAv) "Esquadrão Joker"
    • Smoke Squadron (EDA)

Burkina Faso:

  • Air Force of Burkina Faso – 3 A-29B aircraft.

Chile:

  • Chilean Air Force – 12 aircraft.
    • Grupo de Aviacion N°1

Colombia:

  • Colombian Air Force – 25 aircraft, introduced between 2006 and 2008.

Dominican Republic:

  • Dominican Air Force – 8 aircraft.

Ecuador:

  • Ecuadorian Air Force – 18 aircraft, all delivered by 2011.
    • Escuadrón de Combate 2313 "Halcones"
    • Escuadrón de Combate 2311 "Dragones"

Guatemala

  • Guatemalan Air Force Six aircraft on order. In August 2011 the air force requested credit approval of $166 millions to buy six EMB-314, control centers, radar and equipment, in the context of a programme named "C4I".In September 2012, the president of Guatemala stated that Super Tucanos will arrive within a year and half. In the following month, the Guatemalan Congress approved a loan for the C4I programme, including the purchase of six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano, to be granted by Brazilian and Spanish banks (BNDES and BBVA).

Indonesia:

  • Indonesian Air Force received four aircraft as of August 2012. 16 were ordered in 2011 with deliveries to take place in 2012 and 2014. In March 2012, Indonesian Ministry of Defense informed the possibility of a future joint production, further modernization and sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
    • Air Squadron 21 "Lanud Abdul Rachman Saleh "

Mauritania:

  • Mauritanian Air Force – received two aircraft as of December 2012, one more aircraft on order. On July 2011, it was mentioned that it was considering the acquisition of Super Tucano aircraft. Negotiations for the acquisitions of Super Tucanos started in December 2011. On 28 March 2012 at Chile's FIDAE defense and air show, Embraer announced sales of undisclosed numbers of aircraft to Mauritania. On 19 October 2012, Embraer deliveried the first EMB-314, fitted with a FLIR Safire III infrared turret for border surveillance operations.

United States:

  • EP Aviation – part of Academi (formerly Blackwater) – at least one twin-seater variant for pilot training (delivered in February 2008), possible further orders for counter-insurgency role.
  • US Navy leased an aircraft for testing, as part of the Imminent Fury program.

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