The European country becomes a launch operator for the NATO-compliant A-29 variant and may soon have an assembly line for the aircraft

Five aircraft out of 12 ordered by the Portuguese Air Force are already in the country being adapted to NATO standards before delivery

The advanced training and close air support aircraft meet NATO requirements and will be transferred to the OGMA branch before being delivered to the Portuguese Air Force.

Embraer aircraft performed a joint flight from the company's facilities in Brazil

The country's Air Force has acquired 12 Super Tucano aircraft from Embraer, the first of the variant dedicated to NATO

Portuguese Air Force and Embraer signed contract for 12 aircraft on December 16 at subsidiary OGMA's facilities

Country to invest 200 million euros in fleet of turboprops for training and close air support with NATO specifications, which will have participation from Portuguese industry in their manufacture

Resources will be allocated to the subsidiary OGMA, which will be responsible for the A-29N variant destined for NATO countries

The Council of Ministers of the European country determined on July 4th the beginning of discussions to facilitate an agreement on the turboprop in the NATO configuration

The country's defense minister stated in a hearing that the government is close to completing the acquisition of the light attack and training aircraft