Back in 2015, the Federal Government sought permission from the United States Government under former President Barack Obama to buy 12 Super Tucano planes to tackle its domestic security challenges. It added, “The Super Tucano, however, has a longer airframe, a beefed-up engine, additional Kevlar armour that can withstand heavy machine gunfire, and two .50-calibre machine guns in the wing roots. The Super Tucano can carry Piranha and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, Griffin laser-guided bombs, Maverick anti-tank missiles and 20-millimetre gun pods, for good measure. “There are even upgrades in the works to allow the plane to drop GPS-guided bombs and smaller, super-precise Small Diameter Bombs. A retired Air Vice Marshal, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Sunday PUNCH that an important feature of the Super Tucano is how difficult it is to be taken down.

Source: Punch May 02, 2021 00:45 UTC