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heres another nice article about the Super tucano:

In a competition held by the Indonesian Ministry of Defense, Embraer won and is going to supply eight Super Tucano light attack turboprops for the Indonesian Air Force. The deal includes ground support stations, an integrated logistics package and represents the debut of the Super Tucano in the Asia Pacific region.

“The Super Tucano is a proven light attack and advanced trainer turboprop, flying currently in five air forces, and we are certain it will perfectly suit Indonesia’s needs,” said Orlando José Ferreira Neto, Embraer Executive Vice President.

Deliveries will begin in 2012.

The Super Tucano has been chosen to replace a fleet of OV-10 Broncos, due to its flexibility toperform a broad range of missions, including light attack, surveillance, air-to-air interception,and counter insurgence.

It is a mature, action-proven airplane, with more than100,000 flight hours, always demonstrating superb mission efficiency and reliability.

Equipped for military missions and designed to operate from unpaved runways, the Super Tucano’s unmatched weaponry capacity comes with a wide variety of external options, including conventional and laser-guided bombs, air-to-air missiles, and others. The aircraft is also equipped with Electro Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensors, including laser designator, and secure radios with datalink communications.

- embraer.com