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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Embraer aims for second shot at US jet contract

[A-29 Super Tucano]Embraer said it expects a cancelled US Air Force contract for light attack aircraft to be re-tendered “within weeks” in a deal seen as crucial to the defence ambitions of the Brazilian aircraft producer.

Embraer’s bid to sell 20 of its Super Tucano jets to the US for use in Afghanistan comes as the world’s third largest commercial jet maker is looking to grow its defence sales by nearly 10 per cent this year.

This is about twice the rate that the company’s overall business grew last year.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous20/4/12 18:46

    Super Tucano is not a jet is a TURBOPROP

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