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.

Seal of the Brazilian Armed Forces

Brazilian Air Force

Main article: 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	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

Main article: Brazilian Army Aviation Command

Current inventory

 

AS565

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
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

Brazilian Naval Aviation

Main article: 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	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

• Brazilian Air Force
• Brazilian Armed Forces

References

1. International Institute for Strategic Studies (13 February 2024). The Military Balance 2024 (1st ed.). Routledge. pp. 416–420. ISBN 978-1032780047.
2. "La Fuerza Aérea Brasileña recibe dos nuevos cazas Gripen". Zona Militar. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
3. "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.
4. "World Air Forces 2023". Flightglobal. 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
5. "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.
6. Meier, Ricardo (1 May 2023). "Only four C-130 Hercules remain in the Brazilian Air Force". Airdatanews.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
7. "Força Aérea Brasileira". defesabr.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
8. Barreira, Victor (10 May 2023). "Brazil sees wide opportunities for KC-390 airlifter". Jane's. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
9. Centeno, Gabriel (15 May 2021). "Rotary Wings: Meet the helicopters of the Brazilian Air Force". Aeroflap. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
10. FAB Receives Two More Drones - Defense-Aerospace.com, 18 February 2013
11. "Brazil to boost security with unmanned Hermes 900". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
12. "FAB assina contrato com AEL para ampliação da frota das aeronaves RQ-900". Brazilian Air Force. 30 December 2021.
13. "Heron I no 1°/7° GAV - Esquadrão Orungan » Força Aérea". 14 August 2020.
14. "Sistema de Aeronave Remotamente Pilotada (ARP) é incorporado à Aviação de Patrulha - Força Aérea Brasileira".
15. Dubois, Gastón (20 April 2022). "Brazilian Navy takes delivery of its last A-4 Skyhawk modernized by Embraer". Aviacionline. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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