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List of active Brazilian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service ... Brazilian Air Force One: Embraer C-390 ... carrier based fighter ...
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
Brazil Brazilian Air Force – 19 C-390 ordered, [121] [73] 7 delivered. [122] [123] 1st Troop Transportation Group Zeus [74] [124] 1st Squadron of the 1st Transportation Group (1°/1°GT) Gordo [125] Hungary Hungarian Air Force – 2 C-390s ordered in 2020, [126] 1 delivered in September 2024. These aircraft will be flown by Airlift Squadron ...
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.
The aircraft carrier São Paulo was built in France between 1957 and 1960, and served in the French Navy as Foch.In September 2000, she was purchased by Brazil for US$12 million [6] – no aircraft were included in the price – to replace the aged World War II-era carrier Minas Gerais, which had been in commission for over 40 years.
Having been given authority over all national military aircraft since 1941, from her commissioning in 1961 to 1999 the Brazilian Air Force flew the S-2 Trackers of the aircraft carrier Minas Gerais while from 1965 naval aviation flew its own helicopters. Now naval aviation is also authorized to fly its own fixed wing carrier based aircraft.
The aircraft also has the Brazilian Air Force designation P-95 Bandeirulha. [15] P-95B – Improved EMB 111, with more advanced avionics and strengthened structure. Ten built for Brazilian Air Force. [16] EMB 111AN – Six maritime patrol aircraft sold to the Chilean Navy. C-95B – Quick change cargo/passenger version for the Brazilian Air Force.
The AMX is designated A-11 Ghibli by the Italian Air Force and A-1 by the Brazilian Air Force. The Italian name, "Ghibli", is taken from the hot dry wind of the Libyan desert. During the early 1970s, Italian manufacturer Aermacchi conducted a design study on a prospective light ground-attack aircraft, which was given the designation of MB-340.