General Specs
Country of origin: Brazil/United States
Role: Light attack/Counter-insurgency aircraft
Manufacturer: Embraer Defense and Security
Introduced: December 2003
Power plant: 1 x Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68/3 turboprop
Thrust: 1,600 SHP
Wingspan: 36.5 ft (11.1 m)
Length: 37.3 ft (11.3 m)
Height: 13 ft (4 m)
Weight (empty): 7,055 lbs (3,200 kg)
Maximum takeoff weight: 11,905 lbs (5,400 kg)
Fuel Capacity:
Speed: 366.6 mph (590 km/h)
Ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,668 m)
Range: internal fuel: 826.4 miles (1,330 km)
with external tanks: 1,774 miles (2,855 km)
Crew: 2
Armament: 5 x hardpoints w/ 3,306.9 lbs (1,500 kg)
Guns: 2 x internal .50 cal machine guns (200 rounds each)
Air-to-air:
AIM-9 Sidewinder
Air-to-ground: 2 x 20mm gun pods
Mk 81 250 lb bombs w/ precision-guided kits
Mk 82 500 lb bombs w/ precision-guided kits (
GBU-12 Paveway II)
AGM-114 Hellfire
SBAT-70/19 rocket launchers
LAU-68 rocket launchers for unguided or
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) 2.75 in/70mm rockets
Radar/Sensors: Laser INS with GPS navigation system
Brite Star II forward looking infrared (FLIR)
Countermeasures/ Defenses: Light armor
AN/AAR-60(V)2 Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS)
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
ALE-47 Chaff and flare dispensers
Misc Systems: Heads up display (HUD)
Helmet mounted display system
2 x Color multi-function displays (CMFD)
Integrated V/UHF Radio with provisions for data-links
