Embraer adds counter‑UAS capability to A‑29 Super Tucano

Embraer announced an upgrade to the A‑29 Super Tucano that adds counter‑drone/counter‑UAS capabilities, expanding its mission set to detect, track and defeat modern unmanned aerial threats. The enhancement targets customers seeking a cost‑effective, combat‑proven platform for close‑in air defence and counter‑UAS operations.

Discovered 2025-11-11T13:54:01.072576-08:00 | 2025-11-11T13:54:01.072576-08:00

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  • Provides an affordable airborne option to address proliferating small and loitering UAS threats, complementing other low‑cost kinetic approaches such as the Eurofighter evaluation of APKWS for short‑range counter‑drone roles (https://hype.aero/?story=5cd3790b-ba38-4004-813b-36dd4287be00).
  • Arrives amid wider shifts in force design toward manned–unmanned teaming and new strike/loitering munition concepts, underscoring how integration of legacy combat aircraft with counter‑UAS payloads can influence near‑term procurement choices (see Spain’s manned–unmanned teaming trials: https://hype.aero/?story=21870b4f-4cef-4656-85b6-dd148fe7f207 and the MQ‑9/Switchblade air‑launch tests: https://hype.aero/?story=0e40a1d1-e8ab-435b-9154-bd07e5b452c5).

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