Embraer has delivered the first two of eight Super Tucanos to the Dominican Republic's air force. The turboprops will be used on missions involving internal security, border patrol and combating drug traffic. In all, 172 of the aircraft have been sold to seven customers. Deliveries include 83 to the Brazilian air force and 25 to the Colombian air force. The Super Tucano is an evolution of the Tucano trainer, 650 of which are in service with 15 air forces.
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Source: Flight International
The Raider X prototype, built for the US Army’s now-cancelled Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme, features the new GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engine that will eventually be fitted into the army’s UH-60 Black Hawk fleet.
Following the US Army’s decision to modernise its fleet of heavy-lift rotorcraft with Boeing’s latest Block II Chinook, the company sees an opportunity to develop a secondary market for older Block I CH-47Fs, particularly among international operators.
Leonardo Helicopters has obtained regulatory clearance for an upgrade to its AW101 that gives more power at take-off.
