Embraer Brazil has delivered the first of 20 A-29 Super Tucanos bult for the US Air Force. The light attack/training turboprop plane is slated to be used by the US Air Force for operations and pilot training in Afghanistan after the proposed NATO withdrawal scheduled late 2014. The Super Tucano is equipped with two integral .50 caliber heavy machineguns and hardpoints that can carry up to 3,000lbs of ordnance which can include a variety of missiles, rockets and bombs.