It's an irresponsible—insane, even—suggestion that the A-29 Super Tucano should replace the A-10 Warthog. For starters, the A-10 is a jet-powered bird surrounded in a blanket of heavy armor.
The A-29 does have some positive features that encourage comparisons to the A-10, and these are why the turboprop contracts ...
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 ...
Brazilian plane-maker Embraer will sell its A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the US Air Force, in a firm-fixed price delivery order contract worth 355 million dollars, the company said in a statement.