page_title: Military aircraft
section_title: Attack
hierarchical_section_title: Military aircraft / Combat / Attack
caption_attribution_description: English: A pair of Brazilian Air Force Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos in flight over the Amazon Rainforest. Português: Aeronave A-29 Super Tucano em voo sobre a Floresta Amazônica.
context_page_description: A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary armed service of any type. Military aircraft can be either combat or non-combat:
  Combat aircraft are designed to destroy enemy equipment using their own aircraft ordnance. Combat aircraft are typically developed and procured only by military forces.
  Non-combat aircraft are not designed for combat as their primary function, but may carry weapons for self-defense. These mainly operate in support roles, and may be developed by either military forces or civilian organizations.
context_section_description: Attack aircraft can be used to provide support for friendly ground troops. Some are able to carry conventional or nuclear weapons far behind enemy lines to strike priority ground targets. Attack helicopters attack enemy armor and provide close air support for ground troops.
  An example historical ground-attack aircraft is the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik.
  Several types of transport airplanes have been armed with sideways firing weapons as gunships for ground attack. These include the AC-47 and AC-130 aircraft.
caption: Two Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucanos of the Brazilian Air Force fly over the Amazon rainforest.
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