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

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Main article: Brazilian Air Force

### Current inventory

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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

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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 / Brazil | multirole | F-39E | 8[2] | 24 on order[3]
one aircraft for testing[2]
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]
Transport
Airbus A330-200 | France  | VIP transport / transport  |  | 2[1] | awaiting conversion to MRTT standard[5]
Airbus A319 | Germany | VIP transport |  | 1[6][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] |
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[7]
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][8] |
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][8] | 12 on order[4]
UAV
Hermes 450 | Israel | reconnaissance  |  | 4[9] |
Hermes 900 | Israel | reconnaissance  |  | 1[10] | 2 on order[11]
IAI Heron | Israel | reconnaissance  |  | 2[12][13] |

## Brazilian Army Aviation

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Main article: Brazilian Army Aviation Command

### Current inventory

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AS565 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

## Brazilian Naval Aviation

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Main article: Brazilian Naval Aviation

EC725

### Current inventory

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A-4KU 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][14] |
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][14] |

## See also

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* Brazilian Air Force
* Brazilian Armed Forces

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b Centeno, Gabriel (10 May 2024). "Saab shows the first F-39 Gripen fighter being assembled at Embraer". Aeroflap. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Força Aérea Brasileira". defesabr.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
7. ^ Barreira, Victor (10 May 2023). "Brazil sees wide opportunities for KC-390 airlifter". Jane's. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
8. ^ a b Centeno, Gabriel (15 May 2021). "Rotary Wings: Meet the helicopters of the Brazilian Air Force". Aeroflap. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
9. ^ FAB Receives Two More Drones \- Defense-Aerospace.com, 18 February 2013
10. ^ "Brazil to boost security with unmanned Hermes 900". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
11. ^ "FAB assina contrato com AEL para ampliação da frota das aeronaves RQ-900". Brazilian Air Force. 30 December 2021.
12. ^ "Heron I no 1°/7° GAV - Esquadrão Orungan » Força Aérea". 14 August 2020.
13. ^ "Sistema de Aeronave Remotamente Pilotada (ARP) é incorporado à Aviação de Patrulha - Força Aérea Brasileira".
14. ^ a b 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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