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Portugal announces Firm Order for the Multi-Mission Airlift KC-390

São Paulo, Brazil, July 11, 2019 – The Portuguese Government announced today a firm order of five multi-mission airlifters Embraer KC-390 as part of the process to modernize Portuguese…Read more ›

Tagged with: Airlift KC-390, Brazilian Air Force, International Airforces, Portuguese Air Force

Embraer to showcase its first multi-mission airlift KC-390

São Paulo, Brazil. 12 June 2019. Embraer will take to the 53rd edition of Paris Air Show International, in France, the first KC-390 multi-mission airlift configured to operate with the…Read more ›

Tagged with: Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian Air Force Commander, Brazil’s Civil Aviation Agency, Jackson Schneider, KC-390 multi-mission airlift, KC-390 Program, Lieutenant-Brigadier Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez, Paris Air Show International

Brazilian Air Force is a good host at LAAD 2019

Military personnel were supported with food, as well as medical and dental care Cellular Security and Defense Unit (UCSD) was responsible for all sensitive areas Rio de Janiero.…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Force Commander, Air Traffic Service, Antonio Hamilton Martins Mourão, Brazilian Air Force, Cellular Engineering Unit, Cellular Health Unit, Cellular Security and Defense Unit, Colonel Intendente Fernando Angotto de Oliveira, DQBRN, EMA Commander, FAB war material, Galeão Air Force Hospital, HFAG, Hospital de Campanha, Intendance Cellular Unit, LAAD 2019, Lieutenant-Air Brigadeiro Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez, Major Specialist Ubiraci da Silva Pereira, mobile logistics infrastructure, Mobile Support Squad, Regional Flight Protection Service, SRPV-SP, UCSD

Brazilian Aeronautics Command active at LAAD 2019

Rio de Janiero. 07 April 2019. The new F-39 Gripen and KC-390 aircraft and the Strategic Space Systems Program (PESE) stand out among the projects presented by the…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez, AIRLINE SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT, Beyond Visual Range, Brazilian Aeronautics, Brazilian Air Force, COMAER, COMPREP, DCTA, DECEA, Department of Airspace Control, F-39 Gripen, IFF systems, IFFM4BR, INERTIAL FIBER OPTICS, KC-390, KC-390 aircraft, L75 MOTOR MOTOR, LAAD 2019, MICROSSATELLITE LAUNCHER VEHICLE, Operational Preparation Planning Process, PESE, R-TWR SC, Remote Air Traffic Services, Remote Control Tower, Rio de Janeiro, SENSOR CALIBRATION, Strategic Space Systems Program, TR5000, TURBORREATOR DE 5000N

Sikorsky helicopter manufacturer honors FAB squadrons during LAAD 2019

Rio de Janiero. 07 April 2019. The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) was honored by helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, during LAAD . The Aeronautics Preparation Commander (COMPREP), Air…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aeronautics Preparation Commander, Air Traffic Control, Antonio Carlos Egito do Amaral, Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian Army vehicles, Brazilian military, COMPREP, Dale Bennett, FAB squadrons, H-60 Black Hawk helicopter, LAAD 2019, Lieutenant Brigadier Egypt, Lockheed Martin company, Lt. Col. Aviador Ivan Fernandes Faria, Pelican Squadron Commander, Sikorsky helicopter manufacturer

Airbus and Helibras arrive in Rio for LAAD 2019

Rio de janeiro. 02 April 2019. Airbus is displaying key products and technologies from Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters in one of Latin America’s most important…Read more ›

Tagged with: Airbus and Helibras, Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus Helicopters, Alberto Robles, Brazilian Air Force, C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, LAAD 2019, Minas Gerais, naval combat H225M, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, transport aircraft A330MRTT, versatile C295

Embraer successfully completes KC-390 troop unloading and evacuation tests

São José dos Campos, Brazil, November, 21, 2018 – Embraer successfully completed the troop unloading, evacuation by hatch and evacuation tests through the front and rear doors of…Read more ›

Tagged with: aerial refueling, Aerospace, Air Force Base, Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian Army, Final Operational Capability, KC-390 Program, tactical airlift, Walter Pinto Junior

Embraer successfully completes KC-390 troop unloading and evacuation tests

São José dos Campos, Brazil, November, 21, 2018 – Embraer successfully completed the troop unloading, evacuation by hatch and evacuation tests through the front and rear doors of the…Read more ›

Tagged with: Brasília Air Force Base, Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian Army, Final Operational Capability, KC-390 troop, troop transport, Walter Pinto Junior

Atech a Brazilian company to present its main projects at Euronaval

Paris. 23 October 2018. Atech, a company of the Embraer Group, specialized in the development and integration of solutions for military employment, is known as the “System House” of…Read more ›

Tagged with: Airbus Defense, aircraft commander, AM39 missile, Armed Forces, Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian company, Business Director of Atech, E99 air surveillance, Embraer Group, Giacomo Staniscia, Gripen NG, H-XBR Program, H225M naval helicopter, Industrial Defense Base, mission systems segment, N-TDMS, P-3BR maritime surveillance aircraft, Strategic Defense Programs, Super Cougar, System House, Tactical Coordinating Officer, Technology Transfer

Saab’s Gripen E programme continues to make progress.

Farnborough. 17 July 2018. The Gripen aircraft with designation 39-8 has conducted a number of successful flights carrying external stores, including pylons from the Swiss company RUAG Aerostructures.…Read more ›