A total of 664 units was produced (504 by Embraer and 160 by Short Brothers), flying in 16 air forces over five continents. The Tucano made inroads into the military trainer arena and became one of Embraer's first international marketing successes. It was later matched by an Egyptian licence-produced purchase in 1993 and subsequently by an improved variant known as the Short Tucano, which was licence-produced in the United Kingdom. Production was initially supported by a local order for 118 aircraft, with options for an additional 50 units in October 1980. The prototype first flew in 1980, and initial production units were delivered in 1983. Design and development work began in 1979 on a low-cost, relatively simple new basic trainer with innovative features which eventually became the international standard for basic training aircraft. The Brazilian Air Force sponsored the EMB-312 project at the end of 1978. The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano (English: Toucan pronunciation) is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single- turboprop, basic trainer with counter-insurgency capability developed in Brazil. Trainer aircraft, with small light attack capabilities Brazilian Turboprop trainer & light attack aircraft EMB 312 Tucano
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