Engineering:List of active Brazilian military aircraft

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List of active Brazilian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Brazilian Armed Forces.

Brazilian Air Force

Current inventory

Brazil's first F-39E Gripen
A Brazilian Air Force AMX conducts an in-flight air refueling
KC-390 in flight over the federal capital Brasília
A Embraer E-99 AEW&C aircraft in flight
A CSAR EC 725 helicopter
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft
Northrop F-5 United States fighter F-5EM 42[1]
AMX International Brazil / Italy attack A-1/A-1M 46[1] 8 upgraded to A-1M[2]
Embraer EMB 314 Brazil COIN A-29 30[1]
JAS 39 Gripen Sweden multirole F-39E 7[3] 25 on order[4]
JAS 39 Gripen Sweden conversion trainer F-39F 8 on order[1]
AEW&C
Embraer E-99 Brazil AEW&C E-99M 5[1][5]
Reconnaissance
Embraer R-99 Brazil SIGINT 3[1]
Embraer EMB 110 Brazil surveillance 3[1]
Learjet 35 United States surveillance 6[1]
Maritime patrol
Embraer 110 Brazil maritime patrol P-95 12[1]
Lockheed P-3 United States maritime patrol P-3AM 3[1]
Tanker
Airbus A330-200 France aerial refueling KC-30 1[1] awaiting conversion to MRTT standard[6]
KC-130 Hercules United States aerial refueling KC-130M 8[7]
Transport
Airbus A330-200 France VIP transport / transport 1[1] awaiting conversion to MRTT standard[6]
Airbus A319 Germany VIP transport 1[8][1] presidential flight – Brazilian Air Force One
Embraer 100 Brazil utility / VIP transport 2[1] 2 on order[1]
Embraer 110 Brazil utility / transport 45[1]
Embraer 120 Brazil utility / VIP transport 19[1]
Embraer 190 Brazil VIP transport 2[8]
C-130 Hercules United States transport / SAR C-130M 8[7]
CASA C-295 Spain transport / SAR 9[1]
Cessna 208 United States utility 30[1]
Embraer C-390 Brazil transport / aerial refueling 6 13 on order[9]
Embraer ERJ-145 Brazil VIP transport 6[1]
Helicopter
Eurocopter EC725 France transport / VIP 13[1] 2 on order – manufactured by Helibras
Eurocopter EC 135 France utility 2[10]
Sikorsky UH-60 United States utility 16[1] 3 on order[1]
Trainer aircraft
AMX International Brazil / Italy jet trainer AMX-T 8[1]
Embraer EMB 312 Brazil trainer 102[1]
Embraer EMB 314 Brazil advanced trainer A-29B 62[1]
Northrop F-5 United States jet trainer F-5FM 4[1]
Eurocopter AS 350 France rotorcraft trainer 20[1][10] 12 on order[1]
UAV
Hermes 450 Israel reconnaissance 4[11]
Hermes 900 Israel reconnaissance 1[12] 2 on order[13]
IAI Heron Israel reconnaissance 2[14][15]

Brazilian Army Aviation

Current inventory

AS565
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
Sikorsky UH-60 United States utility UH-60L 4[1] 3 on order[1]
Eurocopter AS550 France liaison 33[1] manufactured by Helibras
Eurocopter AS565 France utility 33[1] manufactured by Helibras
Eurocopter AS532 France transport / utility 8[1] manufactured by Helibras
Eurocopter EC725 France transport / utility 14[1] 2 on order - manufactured by Helibras

Brazilian Naval Aviation

EC725

Current inventory

A-4KU
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft
A-4 Skyhawk United States carrier based fighter A-4KU 3[1]
Helicopters
Sikorsky SH-60 United States ASuW / SAR S-70B 6[1]
Westland Lynx United Kingdom ASuW Mk. 21 / Mk. 21A 5[1]
Airbus H135 Germany utility VH-35 3[1]
Eurocopter EC725 France utility / SAR / ASuW 13[1] 3 on order – manufactured by Helibras
Eurocopter AS350 France utility 17[1] 15 on order[1] – manufactured by Helibras
Trainer aircraft
Bell 206 United States rotorcraft trainer 10[1]
A-4 Skyhawk United States jet trainer A-4KU 3[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 "World Air Forces 2023". Flightglobal. 2023. https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90688. Retrieved 28 May 2023. 
  2. ↑ "Força Aérea Brasileira recebeu oitavo AMX modernizado". Poder Aéreo. 2 Jun 2020. https://www.aereo.jor.br/2020/06/02/forca-aerea-brasileira-recebeu-oitavo-amx-modernizado/. Retrieved 28 January 2022. 
  3. ↑ "La Fuerza Aérea Brasileña recibe dos nuevos cazas Gripen". 5 May 2023. https://www.zona-militar.com/2023/05/05/la-fuerza-aerea-brasilena-recibe-dos-nuevos-cazas-gripen/. 
  4. ↑ "No Dia da Aviação de Caça FAB ganha mais 4 aeronaves F-39 Gripen" (in pt). FAB. 22 April 2022. https://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/38957/DIA%20DA%20AVIA%C3%87%C3%83O%20DE%20CA%C3%87A%20-%20No%20Dia%20da%20Avia%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20de%20Ca%C3%A7a%20FAB%20ganha%20mais%204%20aeronaves%20F-39%20Gripen. 
  5. ↑ "Terceira aeronave E-99 modernizada é entregue à Força Aérea Brasileira" (in pt). FAB.mil.br. 26 Dec 2021. https://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/38400/MODERNIZA%C3%A7%C3%A3O%20-%20Terceira%20aeronave%20E-99%20modernizada%20%C3%A9%20entregue%20%C3%A0%20For%C3%A7a%20A%C3%A9rea%20Brasileira. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Airbus KC-30 da FAB já está na Espanha para se tornar um avião-tanque" (in pt). Aeroflap. 19 September 2022. https://www.aeroflap.com.br/airbus-kc-30-da-fab-ja-esta-na-espanha-para-se-tornar-um-aviao-tanque/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Meier, Ricardo (2023-05-01). "Only four C-130 Hercules remain in the Brazilian Air Force". https://www.airdatanews.com/only-four-c-130-hercules-remain-in-the-brazilian-air-force/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Força Aérea Brasileira". defesabr.com. 2015. http://www.defesabr.com/Fab/Presid/fab_presidente.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2015. 
  9. ↑ Barreira, Victor (2023-05-10). "Brazil sees wide opportunities for KC-390 airlifter". Jane's. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/brazil-sees-wide-opportunities-for-kc-390-airlifter. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Centeno, Gabriel (2021-05-15). "Rotary Wings: Meet the helicopters of the Brazilian Air Force". Aeroflap. https://www.aeroflap.com.br/en/rotary-wings-meet-the-helicopters-of-the-brazilian-air-force/. 
  11. ↑ FAB Receives Two More Drones - Defense-Aerospace.com, 18 February 2013
  12. ↑ "Brazil to boost security with unmanned Hermes 900". flightglobal.com. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/brazil-to-boost-world-cup-security-with-unmanned-hermes-397427/. Retrieved 12 January 2015. 
  13. ↑ "FAB assina contrato com AEL para ampliação da frota das aeronaves RQ-900". Brazilian Air Force. 30 December 2021. https://fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/38477/PODER%20A%C3%89REO%20-%20FAB%20assina%20contrato%20com%20AEL%20para%20amplia%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20da%20frota%20das%20aeronaves%20RQ-900. 
  14. ↑ "Heron I no 1°/7° GAV - Esquadrão Orungan » Força Aérea". 14 August 2020. https://forcaaerea.com.br/heron-no-1-7-gav/. 
  15. ↑ "Sistema de Aeronave Remotamente Pilotada (ARP) é incorporado à Aviação de Patrulha - Força Aérea Brasileira". https://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/36295/TECNOLOGIA%20-%20Sistema%20de%20Aeronave%20Remotamente%20Pilotada%20(ARP)%20%C3%A9%20incorporado%20%C3%A0%20Avia%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20de%20Patrulha. 

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