Indonesian Air Force has inducted four Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano turboprop light attack aircraft from Brazil on Monday The official ann...
Indonesian Air Force has inducted four Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano turboprop light attack aircraft from Brazil on Monday
The official announcement of the aircraft procurement was marked by the symbolic handover of EMB 314 Super Tucano from Embraer Defense and Security Chief Executive Officer, Luiz Carlos Aguiar to Defense Facilities Department Chief at Indonesian Defense Ministry, Major General Ediwan Prabowo here on Monday.
Indonesian Defence Ministry signed the deal worth US$141.99 million to buy 8 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano aircraft from Embraer Defense and Security of Brazil in 2010, which was then expanded to 16 through a follow on order recently.
Deliveries of the first batch should be completed in 2013. That would be followed shortly by the second batch of 8 aircrafts, which is set to be delivered starting 2014.
The turboprop aircraft would be deployed with the 21 Air Squadron of Abdulrahman Saleh Airbase in Malang to replace the North American Aviation Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, which had been decommissioned by the Indonesian Air Force in 2009 due to spare parts shortages and frequent crashes.
The EMB 314 Super Tucano is designed to operate in high temperature and extremely humid conditions in extremely rugged terrain and possesses a low heat signature, incorporating 4th generation avionics and weapons system to deliver precision guided munitions.
The four Super Tucano aircraft arrived in Malang on Sunday (Sept 16) after flying for two weeks with stops in Spain, Morocco, Italy, Greece, Egypt,Qatar, Oman, India and Thailand.
