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Brazil sells 25 military planes to Colombia
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-09 10:11
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has struck a deal with Colombia to
sell 25 Super Tucano military planes to the Colombian air force, the company
said Thursday.
The two sides signed the contract worth 235 million US dollars Wednesday in
Colombia's capital, Bogota, marking Embraer's first export of the planes,
Embraer said.
"We are sure that the Super Tucano will be an efficient operational tool for
Colombia's air force and we believe that other international contracts will
follow this one, because it deals with an aircraft with exceptional qualities
and performance, " said Mauricio Botelho, director of Embraer.
Embraer said the planes would be used by Colombia for internal security and
border patrol. The Brazilian company would also offer the Colombian air force a
logistic and training package, it added.
Brazil's air force has 99 Super Tucano planes, which are used on surveillance
missions in the Amazon and for pilot training.
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