Brazilian Imperial Air Force

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The Brazilian Imperial Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Imperial Brasileira) is tasked with providing close air support, aerial reconnaissance, and transport support for the other services of the armed forces. It operates an extensive and diverse variety of aircraft of all sizes, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing, to accomplish these tasks. The air force has approximately 283,000 personnel in active service, with another 84,000 in the reserves. The constitution designates the Emperor as the commander of the air force, but this is a titular/ceremonial role only; de facto command rests with Air Marshal Humberto Rodrigues da Fonseca.

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Contents 1 Inventory 1.1 Frontal Aviation Command 1.2 Long-Range Aviation Command 1.3 Air Defense Forces 1.3.1 Aircraft 1.3.2 Armored vehicles 1.3.3 Anti-aircraft guns 1.4 Military Transport Aviation Command 1.4.1 Strategic airlifts 1.4.2 Tanker transports 1.4.3 Strategic transports 1.4.4 Helicopters 1.4.5 VIP transports 1.5 Support Command 1.6 Reserve and Cadre Training Command 2 Weapons 2.1 Missiles 2.1.1 Surface-to-surface 2.1.2 Surface-to-air 2.1.3 Air-to-surface 2.1.4 Air-to-air 2.2 Bombs

[edit] Inventory

[edit] Frontal Aviation Command

• 10 squadrons of AMX International AMX-ATA attack aircraft
• 25 squadrons of F-16C Fighting Falcon multirole fighters
• 3 squadrons of JAS 39C Gripen multirole fighters
• 3 squadrons of Eurofighter Typhoon Block 5 multirole fighters
• 25 squadrons of F-15C Eagle multirole fighters
• 2 squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle strike fighters
• 2 squadrons of F-22A Raptor stealth air superiority fighters
• 4 squadrons of Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano light attack/counterinsurgency aircraft
• 6 squadrons of Embraer AT-27 Tucano light attack aircraft
• 2 squadrons of Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers
• 5 squadrons of AC-130U Spooky fixed-wing gunships
• 1 squadron of E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft
• 1 squadron of Embraer R-99A AEW&C aircraft
• 1 squadron of E-8 Joint STARS airborne battle management aircraft
• 1 squadron of EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft
• 2 squadrons of Luna X 2000 UAVs

[edit] Long-Range Aviation Command

• 8 squadrons of B-52J Stratofortress strategic bombers
• 5 squadrons of Dassault Mirage IV supersonic strategic bombers
• 1 squadron of Dassault nEUROn unmanned stealth bombers
• 1 squadron of Tupolev Tu-2000 long-range heavy bombers
• 5 squadrons of Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers
• 1 squadron of EC-135C Looking Glass airborne command posts
• 1 squadron of E-4 Nightwatch airborne command posts
• 1 squadron of TR-1A reconnaissance aircraft
• 1 squadron of SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft
• 1 squadron of RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft
• 2 squadrons of Luna X 2000 UAVs

[edit] Air Defense Forces

[edit] Aircraft

• 18 squadrons of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 interceptors
• 10 squadrons of Dassault Mirage III interceptors
• 5 squadrons of JAS 39C Gripen multirole fighters
• 3 squadrons of F-22A Raptor stealth air superiority fighters
• 2 squadrons of SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft
• 2 squadrons of E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft
• 2 squadrons of Embraer R-99A AEW&C aircraft
• 2 squadrons of Embraer R-99B remote sensing aircraft
• 2 squadrons of Neiva Regente 420L Air Observation Posts

[edit] Armored vehicles

• CV9040 AAV
• Wiesel 2 BF/UF (LeFlaSys Command)
• Wiesel 2 AFF (LeFlaSys Radar)
• Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher)
• Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher Variant 1)
• M1097A2 Avenger HMMWV
• M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle, Light (MTVL) equipped with the NASAMS launcher

[edit] Anti-aircraft guns

• Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft gun
• Bofors 40mm L/70 anti-aircraft gun
• Bofors 40mm L/60 anti-aircraft gun
• Skysweeper 75mm anti-aircraft gun
• Rheinmetall 20mm twin anti-aircraft gun

[edit] Military Transport Aviation Command

[edit] Strategic airlifts

• 3 squadrons of C-17 Globemaster III
• 3 squadrons of C-5 Galaxy

[edit] Tanker transports

• 6 squadrons of Airbus A310 MRTT
• 2 squadrons of Airbus A330 MRTT
• 1 squadron of KC-767
• 8 squadrons of KC-135E Stratotankers
• 6 squadrons of KC-10 Extenders

[edit] Strategic transports

• 5 squadrons of C-130E Hercules
• 3 squadrons of C-130H Hercules
• 1 squadron of C-130J Super Hercules
• 4 squadrons of Embraer C-99A
• 4 squadrons of Embraer VU-9
• 3 squadrons of Embraer EMB 120RT
• 3 squadrons of Embraer EMB 120ER
• 3 squadrons of Embraer C-95
• 2 squadrons of Embraer C-390s
• 2 squadrons of Alenia C-27J Spartans
• 1 squadron of Airbus A400M

[edit] Helicopters

• 5 squadrons of NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters
• 8 squadrons of CH-47D Chinooks
• 4 squadrons of CH-47F Chinooks
• 6 squadrons of Sikorsky S-92

[edit] VIP transports

• 1 VIP squadron
  • 10 Embraer Lineage 1000
  • 4 Airbus 319 VC-1A

[edit] Support Command

• 8 squadrons of A109 Light Utility Helicopters
• 4 squadrons of A109A Mk.II MAX aeromedical evacuation helicopters
• 4 squadrons of A109K2 search and rescue/air ambulance helicopters
• 5 squadrons of Helibras HB 350 utility helicopters
• 1 squadron of TR-1A reconnaissance aircraft
• 1 squadron of SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft
• 1 squadron of RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft
• 1 squadron of C-9A Nightingale aeromedical evacuation aircraft
• 1 squadron of E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft
• 1 squadron of Embraer R-99A AEW&C aircraft
• 1 squadron of Embraer R-99B remote sensing aircraft
• 1 squadron of Neiva Regente 420L Air Observation Post
• 1 squadron of Embraer E-95B radio calibration aircraft
• 1 squadron of Embraer R-95 aerial survey aircraft
• 1 squadron of Embraer SC-95 search and rescue aircraft
• 1 squadron of E-4 Nightwatch airborne command posts
• 1 squadron of EC-135C Looking Glass airborne command posts
• 1 squadron of E-8 Joint STARS airborne battle management aircraft
• 1 squadron of EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft
• 1 squadron of EC-130 Commando Solo psychological operations aircraft
• 1 squadron of WC-130 Hercules weather reconnaissance aircraft
• 1 squadron of MC-130 Combat Talon special operations aircraft
• 2 squadrons of Casper 250 UAVs
• 2 squadrons of Luna X 2000 UAVs
• 2 squadrons of Micro-Vee UAVs
• 3 squadrons of Embraer P-95 maritime patrol aircraft
• 3 squadrons of Embraer P-99 maritime patrol aircraft

[edit] Reserve and Cadre Training Command

• Aerotec A-122A Uirapuru
• Aerotec A-132A Tangará
• AMX International AMX-T
• Embraer AT-26 Xavante
• Embraer EMB 312 Tucano
• Embraer T-27
• Neiva N621 Universal

[edit] Weapons

[edit] Missiles

[edit] Surface-to-surface

• 5 squadrons of Fogo Estrela-I1 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (15 transporter erector launchers per squadron)
• 10 squadrons of Fogo Estrela-I2 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (15 transporter erector launchers per squadron)

[edit] Surface-to-air

• Crotale
• FIM-92 Stinger
• M1097 Avenger
• MIM-23 HAWK
• MIM-72 Chaparral

[edit] Air-to-surface

• AASM
• AM 39 Exocet
• AGM-65 Maverick
• AGM-114 Hellfire
• AGM-130
• MBDA Apache
• RBS15
• Storm Shadow

[edit] Air-to-air

• AIM-9 Sidewinder
• AIM-92 Stinger
• AIM-120 AMRAAM
• AIM-152 AAAM
• MBDA Meteor
• MBDA MICA
• R550 Magic

[edit] Bombs

• AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
• AGM-62 Walleye
• CBU-100 Cluster Bomb
• CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon
• CBU-24
• CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
• CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
• GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
• Mark 77 Incindiary Bomb
• Mark 82 General-Purpose Bomb
• Mark 83 General-Purpose Bomb
• Mark 84 General-Purpose Bomb
• Paveway IV Laser-Guided Bomb