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The Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Brazilian Army and Navy air branches were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces" in 1941.
The Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, [ˌfoʁsaˈɛɾjɐ bɾaziˈlejɾɐ], also known as FAB, or [ˌɛfiaˈbe]) is the second-largest air force in the Americas (behind only the United States) and has around 70,000 active personnel. The FAB is subdivided into four operational commands.
List of Brazilian Air Force units; List of modern weapons of the Brazilian Air Force; 0–9. 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron; A. Aerospace Operations Command;
one for presidential flight – Brazilian Air Force One: Embraer C-390: Brazil transport. aerial refueling KC-390 7 [6] 12 on order [14] CASA C-295: Spain: transport ...
air force infantry, firefighters and MP Ala 11: 1º/1º GT Gordo: C-130H/KC-130H: Galeão: 1º/2º GAv Condor: C-99: 2º/2º GAv Corsário: KC-767: Security and Defence Group - Galeão air force infantry, firefighters and MP Security and Defence Group - Rio de Janeiro air force infantry, firefighters and MP Rio de Janeiro Ala 12: 1º/1º GAvCa ...
The Embraer R-99 is the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) military designation of the EMB-145-RS. Various models of the aircraft have been produced to perform special mission duties, including the E99 for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) missions, the R-99 for remote sensing, and the P-99 for maritime patrol.
One B25 of the Brazilian Air Force attacked and damaged a German submarine off the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. Douglas C-47 Skytrain United States: 1943-1985 82 transport aircraft Played an important role in the National Air Mail, military mail. North American T-6 Texan United States: 1944-1985 ~100
EMB-201R Single-seat glider-tug aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force. Three were built for the Air Force Academy gliding club. Brazilian Air Force designation U-19. [7] EMB-202 (May 1991) with 300 HP Lycoming engine, Hartzell propeller and 950 kg capacity.