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The Ministry of National Defense presented, this Thursday 26, through the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU), an Embraer C-120 Brasilia model aircraft, which will be assigned to Air Squadron No. 3 and will perform tasks related to passenger transport and medical transfers. This incorporation is part of a process of modernization of the aircraft fleet and will allow strengthening the operational capacity of the FAU.
The activity, held at the First Air Brigade, was attended by the Undersecretary of National Defense, Marcelo Montaner, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Uruguayan Air Force, Luis Heber De Leon.
The aircraft, manufactured in Brazil and with a flight time of five hours, reaches a maximum operating altitude of 25,000 meters and has a capacity for 30 passengers, as well as the possibility of installing a stretcher. It will be assigned to Air Squadron No. 3 and will carry out passenger and medical transport tasks.
According to Montaner's explanation to the press, the incorporation is part of a process of renewal of the FAU fleet, to which, in the future, it is also hoped to add Super Tucano combat aircraft. In this regard, the leader considered that it is important to increase the purchase of material so that the Armed Forces can fully fulfill the mission assigned to them by the Constitution.
De Leon added that the aircraft can operate throughout the country and the region and reach cities such as Brasilia and Santiago de Chile.
