List of active Brazilian military aircraft
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
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat aircraft | ||||||
Northrop F-5 | United States | fighter | F-5EM | 43[1] | ||
AMX International | Brazil / Italy | attack | A-1/A-1M/A-1BM | 10 / 11 / 3[1] | ||
Embraer EMB 314 | Brazil | COIN | A-29A | 38[1] | ||
JAS 39 Gripen | Sweden | multirole | F-39E | 7[2] | 25 on order[3] | |
JAS 39 Gripen | Sweden | conversion trainer | F-39F | 8 on order[4] | ||
AEW&C | ||||||
Embraer E-99 | Brazil | AEW&C | E-99M | 5[1] | ||
Reconnaissance | ||||||
Embraer R-99 | Brazil | SIGINT | 3[1] | |||
Embraer EMB 110 | Brazil | surveillance | 4[1] | |||
Learjet 35 | United States | surveillance | 6[1] | |||
Maritime patrol | ||||||
Embraer 110 | Brazil | maritime patrol | P-95A / P-95BM | 10 / 8[1] | ||
Lockheed P-3 | United States | maritime patrol | P-3AM | 3[1] | ||
Tanker | ||||||
Airbus A330-200 | France | aerial refueling | KC-30 | 1[4] | awaiting conversion to MRTT standard[5] | |
KC-130 Hercules | United States | aerial refueling | KC-130M | 1[6] | ||
Transport | ||||||
Airbus A330-200 | France | VIP transport / transport | 2[1] | awaiting conversion to MRTT standard[5] | ||
Airbus A319 | Germany | VIP transport | 1[7][1] | presidential flight – Brazilian Air Force One | ||
Embraer 100 | Brazil | utility / VIP transport | 2[4] | 2 on order[4] | ||
Embraer 110 | Brazil | utility / transport | 52[1] | |||
Embraer 120 | Brazil | utility / VIP transport | 19[4] | |||
Embraer 190 | Brazil | VIP transport | 3[1] | |||
C-130 Hercules | United States | transport / SAR | C-130M | 3[6] | ||
CASA C-295 | Spain | transport / SAR | 11[1] | |||
Cessna 208 | United States | utility | 30[4] | |||
Embraer C-390 | Brazil | transport / aerial refueling | 6[1] | 13 on order[8] | ||
Embraer ERJ-145 | Brazil | VIP transport | 7[1] | |||
Helicopter | ||||||
Eurocopter EC725 | France | transport / VIP | 13[4] | 2 on order – manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter EC 135 | France | utility | 2[1][9] | |||
Sikorsky UH-60 | United States | utility | 16[4] | 3 on order[4] | ||
Trainer aircraft | ||||||
Embraer EMB 312 | Brazil | trainer | 44[1] | |||
Embraer EMB 314 | Brazil | advanced trainer | A-29B | 43[1] | ||
Northrop F-5 | United States | jet trainer | F-5FM | 4[1] | ||
Eurocopter AS 350 | France | rotorcraft trainer | 20[4][9] | 12 on order[4] | ||
UAV | ||||||
Hermes 450 | Israel | reconnaissance | 4[10] | |||
Hermes 900 | Israel | reconnaissance | 1[11] | 2 on order[12] | ||
IAI Heron | Israel | reconnaissance | 2[13][14] |
Brazilian Army Aviation
Current inventory
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Helicopters | ||||||
Sikorsky UH-60 | United States | utility | UH-60L | 4[4] | 3 on order[4] | |
Eurocopter AS550 | France | liaison | 33[4] | manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter AS565 | France | utility | 33[4] | manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter AS532 | France | transport / utility | 8[4] | manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter EC725 | France | transport / utility | 14[4] | 2 on order - manufactured by Helibras |
Current inventory
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat aircraft | ||||||
A-4 Skyhawk | United States | carrier based fighter | A-4KU | 5[1][15] | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Sikorsky SH-60 | United States | ASuW / SAR | S-70B | 6[4] | ||
Westland Lynx | United Kingdom | ASuW | Mk. 21 / Mk. 21A | 5[4] | ||
Airbus H135 | Germany | utility | VH-35 | 3[4] | ||
Eurocopter EC725 | France | utility / SAR / ASuW | 13[4] | 3 on order – manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter AS350 | France | utility | 17[4] | 15 on order[4] – manufactured by Helibras | ||
Trainer aircraft | ||||||
Bell 206 | United States | rotorcraft trainer | 10[4] | |||
A-4 Skyhawk | United States | jet trainer | TA-4KU | 2[1][15] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v International Institute for Strategic Studies (13 February 2024). The Military Balance 2024 (1st ed.). Routledge. pp. 416–420. ISBN 978-1032780047.
- ^ "La Fuerza Aérea Brasileña recibe dos nuevos cazas Gripen". Zona Militar. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "No Dia da Aviação de Caça FAB ganha mais 4 aeronaves F-39 Gripen" [On Fighter Aviation Day FAB wins 4 more F-39 Gripen aircraft] (in Portuguese). FAB. 22 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "World Air Forces 2023". Flightglobal. 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Airbus KC-30 da FAB já está na Espanha para se tornar um avião-tanque" [First FAB's Airbus KC-30 is already in Spain to conversion] (in Portuguese). Aeroflap. 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b Meier, Ricardo (1 May 2023). "Only four C-130 Hercules remain in the Brazilian Air Force". Airdatanews.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Força Aérea Brasileira". defesabr.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Barreira, Victor (10 May 2023). "Brazil sees wide opportunities for KC-390 airlifter". Jane's. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b Centeno, Gabriel (15 May 2021). "Rotary Wings: Meet the helicopters of the Brazilian Air Force". Aeroflap. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ FAB Receives Two More Drones - Defense-Aerospace.com, 18 February 2013
- ^ "Brazil to boost security with unmanned Hermes 900". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "FAB assina contrato com AEL para ampliação da frota das aeronaves RQ-900". Brazilian Air Force. 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Heron I no 1°/7° GAV - Esquadrão Orungan » Força Aérea". 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Sistema de Aeronave Remotamente Pilotada (ARP) é incorporado à Aviação de Patrulha - Força Aérea Brasileira".
- ^ a b Dubois, Gastón (20 April 2022). "Brazilian Navy takes delivery of it's last A-4 Skyhawk modernized by Embraer". Aviacionline. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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