Etiqueta: brazilian air force

Amid concerns of potential corruption, the U.S. Department of Justice has requested information from Saab North America regarding the 2014 purchase of F-39 Gripen fighter jets by the Brazilian Air Force. This acquisition, involving 36 aircraft valued at $5.4 billion, has been subject to...

On September 10th, Brazil's Ministry of Defense published in the Official Gazette of the Union the Contract Extract No. 50/2024, regarding the replacement of a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) Elbit Hermes 900 (RQ-900) drone for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The agreement, valued at 50...

As part of Operation Ostium, Brazilian Air Force (FAB) A-29 Super Tucano aircraft intercepted a small Cessna 172 that had entered Brazilian airspace from Peru without authorization, in the western region of the state of Amazonas. The operation, coordinated by the Aerospace Operations Command (COMAE),...

Yesterday, on June 26, at its Gavião Peixoto facility, Embraer completed the delivery of the second KC-390 Millennium transport and refueling aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force. The Brazilian company highlighted that this aircraft is equipped according to NATO standards and meets the requirements...

In view of the imminent decommissioning of its Hercules C-130 transport planes, the Brazilian Air Force began a series of events as a tribute as part of the farewell to the weapon system. The main ceremony took place last Thursday, February 29th, at Galeao...

Seeking to further enhance the training and skill development of its transport pilots, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has received a new flight simulator for C-95M Bandeirante aircraft. Despite their over fifty years of service, these aircraft and crews remain one of the main...

With the aim of providing logistical support to the Brazilian Antarctic Program (PROANTAR), the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) deployed an Embraer KC-390 Millenium transport aircraft. Before reaching the White Continent, the unit assigned to the First Troop Transport Group (1st GTT) - Zeus Squadron, made...

During the morning of Monday (29/01), Brazilian Air Force (FAB) planes intercepted a Cessna 182 aircraft approximately 110 kilometers from Boa Vista (Roraima, Brazil) within the designated Air Defense Identification Zone (ZIDA). The aircraft in question was identified as suspicious of engaging in illicit air...