Brazilian Air Force

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 Army and Navy air branches were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces" in 1941. Both air branches transferred their equipments, installations and personnel to the new force.

Brazilian Air Force

20 January 1941 (1941-01-20)

Brazil

Air force

Aerial warfare

80,937 personnel (2018)
676 aircraft (2020)

Brazilian Armed Forces

Brasília

Alberto Santos-Dumont^[1]
Eduardo Gomes^[1]

Portuguese: Asas que protegem o País
"Wings that protect the country"

Hino dos Aviadores

22 May (anniversary)
22 April (fighter aviation day)

Contestado War
Lieutenants Revolts
Bombing of São Paulo
Constitutionalist War
World War II
Lobster War
Cold War
Três Passos Guerrilla
Caparaó Guerrilla
Araguaia Guerrilla War
Operation Traira
Operation Restore

www.fab.mil.br

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

José Múcio

Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno

AMX A-1, A-29 Super Tucano

EMB 145 AEW&C, EMB-145 RS

F-5EM Tiger II, F-39 Gripen NG

AS332 Super Puma, EC 135, UH-60 Black Hawk, EC725 Super Cougar

P-3 Orion, EMB 111, IAI Heron

EMB 110, AMX RA-1, Learjet 35, Hermes 450, Hermes 900, IAI Heron

F-5FM Tiger II, AMX A-1B, AT-27 Tucano, AT-29 Super Tucano, T-25 Universal, HB350B Esquilo

C-390 Millennium, Caravan II, EADS CASA C-295, Airbus A319, EMB 190, EMB 500, ERJ 135, EMB 110, EMB 120, EMB 145

C-390 Millennium, Airbus A330 MRTT

According to Flight International (Flightglobal.com) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Brazilian Air Force has an active strength of 80,937 military personnel and operates around 715 aircraft.^[2] The Brazilian Air Force is the largest air force in the Southern Hemisphere and the second largest in the Americas after the United States Air Force.^[3]

85% of the ammunition depots

36% of the fuel depots

28% of the bridges (19% damaged)

15% of motor vehicles (13% damaged)

10% of horse-drawn vehicles (10% damaged)

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Air Defense Group: Grupo de Defesa Aérea (GDA): Air defense fighters. (Fighter Jets)

Transport Group: Grupo de Transporte (GT): Transport, Flight refueling

Aviation Group: Grupo de Aviação (GAv): Fighter, attack, reconnaissance, SAR, rotary wing

Fighter Aviation Group: Grupo de Aviação de Caça (GAvCa): Fighter, attack planes

Troop Transport Group: Grupo de Transporte de Tropas (GTT): Transports, troop carrying, parachutist drop

Special Flight Inspection Group: Grupo Especial de Inspeção em Vôo (GEIV): Calibration

Special Test Flights Group: Grupo Especial de Ensaios de Vôo (GEEV): Test flights

Special Transport Group: Grupo de Transporte Especial (GTE): VIP transport

Academia da Força Aérea

Aerial Demonstration Squadron

Alberto Torres

Brazil and weapons of mass destruction

Brazilian Army

Brazilian Army Aviation Command

Brazilian Naval Aviation

Brazilian Navy

Military history of Brazil

Military ranks of Brazil

Rui Moreira Lima

Hackett, James, ed. (2010-02-03), The Military Balance, : International Institute for Strategic Studies, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-85743-557-3

London

Hagedorn, Daniel P. (September–October 1996). "Talkback". Air Enthusiast (65): 80. 0143-5450.

ISSN

Neto, Ricardo Bonalume (March–April 1999). "'Ugly Ducklings' and the 'Forgotten Division': Brazilian Piper L-4s in Italy, 1944–1945, Part One". Air Enthusiast (80): 36–40. 0143-5450.

ISSN

Neto, Ricardo Bonalume (May–June 1999). "'Ugly Ducklings' and the 'Forgotten Division': Brazilian Piper L-4s in Italy, 1944–1945, Part Two". Air Enthusiast (81): 73–77. 0143-5450.

ISSN

(in Portuguese)

Brazilian Air Force website

at Scramble

Brazilian Air Force page

(in Portuguese)

History of Brazilian Air Force in World War II

(in Portuguese and English)

History of the Brazilian Air Force

Milavia – Brazilian Air Force

(in Portuguese and English)

Brazilian Air Force