TNI-AU's Super Tucano TT-3101 (photo : TNI AU)
Embraer
(A17-18) has received a follow-on order for eight more EMB 314 Super Tucano
counterinsurgency aircraft from the Indonesian air force, a top company official
says.
"Embraer
signed a contract for the second batch of Super Tucano airplanes," says
Luiz Carlos Aguiar, president of Embraer Defense and Security.
Indonesia
has already ordered a batch of eight such aircraft, the first of which is set
to be delivered this year, he says. The first four aircraft should arrive in a
"couple of months".
Deliveries
of the first batch should be completed in 2013. That would be followed shortly
by the second batch, which is set to be delivered starting 2014. All eight aircraft
in the second batch will be delivered in 2014.
Embraer is
not able to disclose the value of the contract because of a non-disclosure
agreement, Aguiar says.
Brazil is
also providing training for the Indonesian air force. Indonesian pilots are
already undergoing training in Brazil, but there will soon be Brazilians going
over to Indonesia to provide additional support.
The
Indonesians are Embraer's first customer for the type in the region, Aguiar
says, but there are other potential customers in the region. In addition, there
are sales campaigns ongoing in South and Central America, and Africa. Aguiar
says he is surprised by just how much interest there is from African nations.
Meanwhile,
the Embraer and partner Sierra Nevada have submitted their proposal for the US
Air Force's light air support programme - which aims to supply the Afghan air
force with a light attack aircraft. The company expects a selection at the
beginning of next year.
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