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Only four C-130 Hercules remain in the Brazilian Air Force
About to complete 60 years in service with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter…
Brazilian Air Force aims to decommission AMX attack aircraft by 2025 and F-5 fighters by 2029
With the arrival and commissioning of the first Saab F-39E Gripen fighter jets, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)…
First two-seat Gripen F fighter undergoes assembly in Sweden
For the time being an exclusive variant for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the Gripen F, a two-seat…
Embraer KC-390 has reached Full Operational Capability
After several years of tests carried out, the Embraer KC-390 Millennium aircraft is finally approved and prepared to…
Brazilian Air Force appoints Cessna SkyCourier as ‘priority aircraft’
The new Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop can replace the old Embraer Bandeirante in the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).…
Brazilian Air Force induces first F-39 Gripen fighters
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) on Monday inducted the first four operational Saab F-39 Gripen E fighters into…
First Saab Gripen fighters of the Brazilian Air Force will be inducted on December 19
On December 19, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will hold a ceremony at Anápolis Air Force Base to…
Brazilian Air Force induces second Airbus A330-200 “KC-30”
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) carried out the induction of the second Airbus A330-300 (KC-30 FAB 2902) to…
Brazil’s modernized F-5 fighter jets will need repairs to the oxygen generation system for the pilots
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) faces an unforeseen situation to keep the F-5M Tiger II fighters active. The…
Brazilian Air Force reduces three more KC-390 aircraft on order with Embraer
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and Embraer reached a new agreement to reduce the initial order of 28…
Brazilian Air Force KC-30 performs first operational mission
The Brazilian Air Force’s first KC-30 performed its official maiden mission on October 8 on a flight to…
New F-39E Gripen fighters are delivered to Brazil
After arriving by ship in Brazil on Sunday, the two new F-39E Gripen fighters of the Brazilian Air…
Brazilian Air Force shows interest in Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk and P-8 Poseidon
The Commander of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), Lieutenant-Brigadier Carlos de Almeida Baptista Junior met on Thursday with…
Brazilian Air Force and Navy sign contract to acquire 27 H125 helicopters
The Brazilian Air Force and the Brazilian Navy have officially acquired 27 H125 helicopters from Airbus. The aircraft…
Second A330-200 of the Brazilian Air Force receives military livery
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) already has two Airbus A330-200s painted in its colors, in shades of gray…
Embraer KC-390 performs first aerial refueling in the Brazilian Air Force
In service with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) since September 2019, the Embraer KC-390 has among its attributions…
Brazilian Air Force withdraws one more KC-390 aircraft from order to Embraer
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has decided to cancel the purchase of one KC-390 aircraft in its contract…
Brazilian Air Force sends Russian Mi-35 helicopter to museum
Decommissioned in March, the Mil Mi-35 helicopters of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have been stored at an…
Brazil’s AMX fighter fleet lost at least 21 aircraft
The most advanced combat aircraft ever developed in Brazil, the AMX attack and reconnaissance aircraft has seen its…
Brazilian Air Force induces first A330-200 to be converted for aerial refueling aircraft
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) inducted its first A330-200, designated as KC-30, this week at Galeão Air Base…