The following is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Brazilian Armed Forces.
Air Force
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Combat aircraft JAS 39 Gripen SwedenBrazil multirole F-39EF-39F 13 23 on order Northrop F-5 United States fighter F-5EM 34 AMX International BrazilItaly attack A-1A-1MA-1BM 10 Embraer EMB 314 Brazil COINA-29AA-29B81 AEW&C Embraer E-99 Brazil AEW&C E-99M 5 Reconnaissance Embraer R-99 Brazil SIGINT R-99 3 Embraer EMB 110 Brazil surveillance RC-95 4 Learjet 35 United States surveillance RC-35 6 Maritime patrol Embraer 110 Brazil maritime patrol P-95AP-95BM 8 Lockheed P-3 United States maritime patrol P-3AM 3 Transport Airbus A330-200 Europe VIP transporttransport KC-30 2 one for presidential flight – Brazilian Air Force OneEmbraer C-390 Braziltransportaerial refueling KC-390712 on order CASA C-295 Spain transportSAR C-105 13 Embraer 100 Brazil utilityVIP transport U-100 2 2 on orderEmbraer 110 Brazil utilitytransport C-95 35 Embraer 120 Brazil utilityVIP transport C-97 17 Embraer 190 Brazil VIP transport VC-2 3 Cessna 208 United States utility C-98 30Embraer ERJ-145 Brazil VIP transport VC-996 Helicopters Eurocopter EC725 France transportVIP H-36VH-36 14 2 on order – manufactured by Helibras Eurocopter EC 135 France VIP VH-352 Sikorsky UH-60 United States utility H-60163 on order Trainer aircraft Northrop F-5 United States jet trainer F-5FM 4 Phased out by 2029 Embraer EMB 312 Brazil advanced trainer T-27T-27M 31 Neiva Universal Brazil trainer T-25M 168 All units modernized. Eurocopter AS 350 France rotorcraft trainer H-50 19 11 on order UAV Hermes 450 Israel reconnaissance 4FAB Receives Two More Drones - Defense-Aerospace.com, 18 February 2013 Hermes 900 Israel reconnaissance 1 2 units lost IAI Heron Israel reconnaissance 2
Army Aviation
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Helicopters Sikorsky UH-60 United Statesutility HM-24To be withdrawn replaced by 12 UH-60MEurocopter AS550 Franceliaison HA-1A33 Assembled by HelibrasEurocopter AS565 France utility HM-1A32 Assembled by Helibras Eurocopter AS532 France transportutility HM-3 7 To be withdrawn, assembled by Helibras Eurocopter EC725 France transportutility HM-4 14 2 on order - assembled by Helibras
Naval Aviation
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Combat aircraft A-4 Skyhawk United States carrier based fighter A-4KU 3 HelicoptersSikorsky SH-60 United StatesASuWASWSARSH-166Westland Lynx United KingdomASuWASW Mk. 21Mk. 21A5 Eurocopter EC725 France utilitySARASuW UH-15UH-15AAH-15 15Eurocopter AS350 Franceutility UH-12UH-12A1715 H-125 (UH-18) on order – assembled by Helibras Airbus H135 Germany utility UH-35 2 Trainer aircraft Bell 206 United Statesrotorcraft trainer IH-6 5 To be replaced by H-125 (IH-18) A-4 Skyhawk United States jet trainer TA-4KU 3
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