Defense Minister Armando Castaingdebat said the country was not buying military aircraft from 1981.
The government acquired six aircraft Super Tucano from a Brazilian company with the aim of strengthening the operational capacity of the Air Force, a purchase that had not been made since 1981, according to the Minister of Defense, Armando Castaingdebat.
According to the company’s statement, the contract is part of a fleet renewal program that aims to strengthen the company’s operational capacity. Uruguayan Air ForceIn this regard, a commitment was made to acquire five additional units, which are scheduled for delivery in 2025.
The purchases include mission equipment, integrated logistics services and a flight simulator. The aircraft is used to control illegal activities, border monitoring, recognition and advanced training.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Defense stressed that the purchase of the aircraft represents a leap in the Uruguayan Air Force and in its defense capacity, which has not bought fighter planes since 1981. “With this addition, we take a great leap in improving our defense capabilities and respond to the needs of controlling our territorial sovereignty and fighting crime in all its forms,” said Castaingdebat.
For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs He also commented on the matter. “Uruguay seeks to strengthen its capabilities for airspace surveillance and response to threats, and to do so it relies on Brazilian technology, which offers a very suitable platform for these purposes, such as the A-29 Super Tucanos,” he said. Omar Paganini.
“We are honored by the decision of the Uruguayan Air Force, another South American nation, to choose the A-29 Super Tucano, an aircraft that is a reference in its segment in the international market. With this acquisition, Uruguay will have differentiated capabilities that will greatly contribute to the surveillance of its borders and increase the operational availability of the FAU,” he said. Bosco da Costa Juniorthe president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security, the company involved.
In this way, Uruguay becomes the sixth country in Latin America in possessing A-29 Super Tucano together with Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay.
Source: Ambito
