“And the A-29 / Super Tucano would be built in the US in Jacksonville, FL using parts from 70 US suppliers in 21 states:”
And that’s one of my problems with this order. If we’re going to buy less than two dozen of them, then just buy them straight from the damn production line in Brazil and be done with it. It makes no sense to scratch build 20 airplanes elsewhere. It raises the costs tremendously. If you’re going to build hundreds, then look at the AT-6 design anyway. If you’re going to just buy a few, then buy them off the shelf.