FMA IA 58 Pucará
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.
| IA 58 Pucará | |
|---|---|
| An IA 58 Pucará of the Argentine Air Force | |
| Role | Counter-insurgency aircraft |
| National origin | Argentina |
| Manufacturer | Fábrica Militar de Aviones |
| First flight | 20 August 1969 |
| Introduction | May 1975 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Argentine Air Force Sri Lanka Air Force (historical) Uruguayan Air Force (historical) |
| Produced | 1974–1993 |
| Number built | 110 |
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