A-29 Super Tucano

Burkina Faso Super Tucano conducts first joint air op with French Mirage 2000 jets

Burkina Faso conducted its first joint air operation with France, when a Super Tucano worked alongside Mirage 2000D fighter jets near Arbinda in December

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Nigeria A-29 Super Tucanos to be based at Kainji in Niger state

Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos look set to be based at Kainji, and the service says it expects the aircraft to be inducted in 2020

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Sierra Nevada awarded 5-year Afghanistan A-29 training contract as US shifts to in-country instruction

Sierra Nevada was awarded a $43 million contract for A-29 Super Tucano training for Afghanistan as the US transitions to in-country training

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Nigeria A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft contract finally lands

Sierra Nevada has been awarded a long-awaited contract for 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force

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Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri

Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said

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US Air Force awards Sierra Nevada $1.8 billion Afghanistan A-29 Super Tucano contract

Sierra Nevada was awarded a potential $1.8 billion contract for the procurement and sustainment of A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for Afghanistan's air force

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US hands over 4 more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to Lebanon

Four A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft were formally handed over to Lebanon by the United States at Hamat air base on June 12, two months ahead of schedule

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US and Afghan aircraft deployed after Taliban launch offensive on Farah city

U.S. and Afghan Air Force aircraft have targeted Taliban positions in Farah after the Taliban launched an assault in a bid to capture the city

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Two more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft delivered to US Air Force Afghanistan Program

Two more A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft were delivered this week to the U.S. Air Force for its Afghanistan Program, five months earlier than expected

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Afghan Air Force A-29 drops first laser-guided bomb against Taliban

An Afghan Air Force A-29 light attack aircraft used a laser-guided bomb against a Taliban target, marking the first time the AAF has dropped a laser-guided bomb in combat

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