FMA IA 58 Pucará

IA 58 Pucará
An IA 58 Pucará of the Argentine Air Force
General information
TypeCounter-insurgency aircraft
National originArgentina
ManufacturerFábrica Militar de Aviones
StatusIn service
Primary usersArgentine Air Force
Sri Lanka Air Force (historical)
Uruguayan Air Force (historical)
Number built110
History
Manufactured1974–1993
Introduction dateMay 1975
First flight20 August 1969

The FMA IA 58 Pucará (Quechua: Fortress) is an Argentine ground-attack and counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft manufactured by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones. It is a low-wing twin-turboprop all-metal monoplane with retractable landing gear, capable of operating from unprepared strips when operationally required. The type saw action during the Falklands War and the Sri Lankan Civil War.

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