Força Aérea Brasileira
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| Lineup | January 20, 1941 |
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| Type | Armed forces ( air forces ) |
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The Brazilian Air Force , known as Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) since May 1941 , with 50,000 soldiers is the second largest sub-armed force in the Brazilian armed forces and at the same time the largest air force in Latin America . The armed forces were founded on January 20, 1941.
Lineup
bases
There are 22 bases.
Maritime patrol aircraft
The Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft are stationed at the Salvador de Bahia base.
Aerobatic team
The Esquadrilha da Fumaça is the aerobatic team of the Força Aérea Brasileira.
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The commander is officially called the aviation commander ( Comandante da Aeronáutica ). This is an officer with the rank of Tenente-Brigadeiro do Ar . The Brazilian military grade system has only three ranks for officers general and admiral in peacetime. So this rank ends up practically between Lieutenant General and 4-Star General . Report directly to him:
- three general commands (for air operations, [logistical] support and personnel) with officers of the same rank at the top.
- three departments (for airspace control, training and aeronautical science and technology) with officers in the rank of Major-brigadeiro do Ar (roughly between Major General and Lieutenant General of the German Air Force) at the top.
The operational airborne units are organized in the Air Operations General Command ( Comando-Geral de Operações Aéreas (COMGAR) ). It has four major formations, the air forces ( Força Aérea ) are called and roughly correspond to air force divisions. At the head of an air force is an officer with the rank of air brigadier ( Brigadeiro do ar ), which corresponds to brigadier general:
- 1. Luftkraft ( 1ª Força Aérea (I FAe) ) (Headquarters in Natal Air Base , RN) It is responsible for the aviation associations for advanced aviation training.
- 2. Luftkraft ( 2ª Força Aérea (II FAe) ) (Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro , RJ) It is responsible for the helicopter associations, maritime surveillance associations and the rescue units. The 2nd Air Force coordinates the cooperation with the Navy.
- 3. Luftkraft ( 3ª Força Aérea (III FAe) ) (Headquarters in Brasília , DF) It is responsible for the fighter pilot's associations, air surveillance and tactical aerial reconnaissance .
- 5. Luftkraft ( 5ª Força Aérea (V FAe) ) (Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, RJ) It is responsible for the tactical air transport units and for air refueling. The 5th Air Force coordinates the cooperation with the army .
There are also seven regional air force commandos ( Comando Aéreo Regional (COMAR) ) under the Air Force General Command , which correspond roughly to the military districts of the Army or the naval districts. You are responsible for the infrastructure and for securing TSK-owned objects. Each regional air force command has at least one liaison and support squadron and one air force infantry battalion (made up of air force infantry , air force police and air force fire brigade companies ) and is led by an officer with the rank of Major-brigadeiro do Ar .
- I. Regional Air Force Command ( Primeiro Comando Aéreo Regional (I COMAR) ) (Headquarters in Belém , PA, responsible for the states of Pará, Amapá and Maranhão)
- II. Regional air force command ( Segundo Comando Aéreo Regional (II COMAR) ) (Headquarters in Recife , PE, responsible for the states of Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia)
- III. Regional Air Force Command ( Terceiro Comando Aéreo Regional (III COMAR) ) (Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, responsible for the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo)
- IV.Regional Air Force Command ( Quarto Comando Aéreo Regional (IV COMAR) ) (Headquarters in São Paulo , SP, responsible for the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul)
- V. Regional Air Force Command ( Quinto Comando Aéreo Regional (V COMAR) ) (Headquarters in Canoas , RS, responsible for the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná)
- VI. Regional Air Force Command ( Sexto Comando Aéreo Regional (VI COMAR) ) (Headquarters in Brasília, DF, responsible for the federal capital district and the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso and Tocantins)
- VII. Regional air force command ( Sétimo Comando Aéreo Regional (VII COMAR) ) (Headquarters in Manaus, AM, responsible for the states of Amazonas, Roraima, Acre and Rondônia)
Aviation forces
The operational forces are divided into category-specific aviation groups ( grupos de aviação ). They are subordinate to the four air forces. There are also seven regional air transport squadrons (one for each regional air force command) and special groups for presidential air transport, flight investigations, calibration of civil air transport radars, etc., which are separate from the operational commands.
- Fighter pilot
- 1º Grupo de Defesa Aérea "Jaguar" (1st Air Defense Group, Base Aérea de Anápolis) - responsible for the air defense of the capital Brasilia.
- 1 ° Grupo de Aviação de Caça (1st Fighter Pilot Group , Base Aérea de Santa Cruz) - responsible for the air defense of the second largest Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
- 4 ° Grupo de Aviação (4th group of airmen, Base Aérea de Manaus) - responsible for the air defense of the Amazon region.
- 14 ° Grupo de Aviação (14th Air Group, Base Aérea de Canoas) - responsible for the air defense of the largest Brazilian city of São Paulo with its strong industry, the southern border of Brazil and the largest army group, which is traditionally stationed in the southern states .
- 10 ° Grupo de Aviação (10th Flier Group, Base Aérea de Santa Maria, 1 SAR squadron in Base Aérea de Campo Grande) - the fighter pilot group that provides air support from the largest army group in the southern states.
- Light fighter
- 3 ° Grupo de Aviação (3rd group of pilots, Base Aérea de Boa Vista, Base Aérea de Porto Velho, Base Aérea de Campo Grande) - the combat group of the FAB , which fulfills three general tasks: I. Interruption of drug trafficking in geographically distant areas In Amazonia; II. Surveillance of the resource-rich areas in northern and western Brazil; III. Experience for fighter pilots who have just arrived from the academy and who then progressed to jet fighters.
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- 6 ° Grupo de Aviação (6th Aviation Group, Base Aérea de Anápolis) - the air surveillance (1st squadron) and ground radar surveillance group (2nd squadron) of the FAB . It works closely with the jet fighters and the light combat aircraft.
- 7 ° Grupo de Aviação (7th Aviation Group, Base Aérea de Salvador, Base Aérea de Canoas, Base Aérea de Belém) - the maritime surveillance group of the FAB . In contrast to countries like France, Germany, India etc. where the naval aviators are taken care of with this task, the land-based aircraft are part of the air force (like Great Britain, Australia, Italy etc.). The aircraft of the Brazilian Naval Aviation are limited to the types that are suitable for aircraft carriers, and the helicopters to those that serve as on-board helicopters on the combat ships or directly support the marines. This means that the FAB helicopters are also looked after with SAR at sea close to the Atlantic coast.
- 12 ° Grupo de Aviação (Base Aérea de Santa Maria) - unmanned aerial vehicle group. She flies Israeli Elbit Hermes 450 reconnaissance drones.
- Transport plane
- 1º Grupo de Transporte de Tropa (1st Air Transport Group, Base Aérea do Galeão) - The Air Transport Group generally supports the paratroopers and airmobile troops of the Brazilian Army.
- 1º Grupo de Transporte (1st Air Transport Group, Base Aérea do Galeão) - The 1st Air Transport Group is responsible for air transport tasks in southeastern Brazil and for air refueling with KC-130H.
- 2º Grupo de Transporte (2nd Air Transport Group, Base Aérea do Galeão) - The 2nd Air Transport Group is responsible for air transport tasks with jet airliner flights and for air refueling with KC-767.
- 9 ° Grupo de Aviação (9th group of pilots, Base Aérea de Manaus) - The 9th group of pilots is responsible for air transport tasks in north-west Brazil with CASA C.295.
- 15 ° Grupo de Aviação (15th group of pilots, Base Aérea de Campo Grande) - The 15th group of pilots is responsible for air transport tasks in southwestern Brazil with CASA C.295.
- Helicopter pilot
- 8 ° Grupo de Aviação (8th Flier Group, Base Aérea de Belém, Base Aérea de Porto Velho, Base Aérea de Santa Cruz, Base Aérea de Santa Maria, Base Aérea de Manaus) - in Brazil, the Army (the Brazilian Army Aviators) and the Marines (Brazilian Naval Aviators) have their own air support component. This means that the helicopters are mostly looked after with the support of the FAB itself and with the support of the civilian population. The tasks of the FAB helicopters are divided into: I. Support of the air force infantry ( Infantaria da Aeronáutica ) in securing air force objects and air transport tasks for the FAB , II. SAR tasks (including combat SAR or CSAR tasks) and III. Help for the civilian population with medical air evacuation and disaster relief (floods, forest fires, etc.). Four of the regular helicopter squadrons are responsible for these tasks. The fifth is an attack helicopter squadron that flies Russian Mi-35 attack helicopters (locally called AH-2 Saber ).
- 2 ° / 10 ° Grupo de Aviação (2nd Squadron of 10th Air Force Group, Base Aérea de Campo Grande) - the helicopter squadron works together with the maritime surveillance aircraft squadrons in search and rescue at sea. The 2 ° / 10 ° relay is in charge of the search and rescue in the geographically remote and difficult-to-reach Amazon region . In contrast to the helicopter squadrons, the 2 ° / 10 ° is principally charged with SAR and CSAR. For this purpose, it is based with the Airborne Rescue Squadron ( Esquadrão Aeroterrestre de Salvamento (EAS) with paratrooper SAR troops and popularly recognized as PARA-SAR) in Campo Grande air base. The 2 ° / 10 ° is a mixed squadron that flies both aircraft and propeller.
- Light transport aircraft
- 1 ° -7 ° ETA (Base Aérea de Belém, Base Aérea do Recife, Base Aérea do Galeão, Base Aérea de São Paulo, Base Aérea de Canoas, Base Aérea de Brasilia, Base Aérea de Manaus) - because of the huge land mass of Brazil The FAB has seven regional air transport squadrons, which basically function as liaison squadrons, bring personnel between the geographically distant bases of the air forces. As a secondary task, they help the civilian population with medical air evacuation and disaster relief.
- Progress training flyer
- 5º Grupo de Aviação (Base Aérea de Natal, Base Aérea de Fortaleza) - plane fliers. After completing the FAB Academy, the new aircraft pilots receive tactical training in the 1 ° / 5 ° (for fighter pilots) and 2 ° / 5 ° (in Fortaleza for transport pilots) before they land in the regular aircraft squadrons.
- 11º Grupo de Aviação (Base Aérea de Natal) - helicopter squadron. After completing the FAB Academy, the new helicopter pilots are trained tactically in the 1 ° / 11 ° before they land in the regular helicopter squadrons.
Ground forces
The Brazilian Air Force has its own ground forces, similar to the British RAF regiment and the object protection regiment of the German Air Force. Força Aérea Brasileira was created in 1941 by the union of the country's Army and Naval Aviation Forces. At that time the army and the navy were administered by independent ministries. When the FAB was founded, a third ministry was added - the Aviation Ministry. This military structure made the cooperation of the armed forces almost impossible and thus the air forces lost their infantry security units. For the first time, six Guard Infantry Companies ( Companhias de Infantaria de Guarda ) in Belém, Fortaleza, Recife, Galeão, Natal and Salvador. The companies were led by flight officers.
Aviation police companies ( Companhias de Polícia da Aeronáutica ) were also formed in the 1950s and categorized as air force infantry. Since the Aviation Ministry was responsible for both military and civil aviation, these MP companies were entrusted with the security of civil airports in addition to military discipline and securing air force objects. In 1980, the Guard Infantry was renamed Aviation Infantry ( Infantaria da Aeronáutica ) and in 1983 the forces were reorganized into Guard and Security Battalions ( Batalhões de Guarda e Segurança ) and Aviation Police Battalions ( Batalhões de Polícia da Aeronáutica ). In the 1990s, the two different types of battalion were again in unified battalions by In addition, isolated aviation infantry companies ( Companhias de Infantaria da Aeronáutica Isoladas ) in geographically distant areas , in which guards and military police trains were brought together. In the battalions also newly established self-defense air defense companies ( Companhias Antiaéreas de Autodefesa ) were incorporated. These companies are armed with Fliegerfaust-type weapons - Russian 9K38 Igla and, since 2014, Swedish RBS-70 systems.
In the 1990s, a specialized tactical training and development center was formed - Aeronautical Center for Ground Operations ( Centro de Operações Terrestres da Aeronáutica ( COTAR )). In 2002, the special airborne rescue team ( Esquadrão Aeroterrestre de Salvamento ( PARA-SAR )) was incorporated into this center.
In 2014, the self-defense anti-aircraft companies were withdrawn from the battalions and organized into three groups in the new 1st anti-aircraft defense brigade ( 1a Brigada de Defesa Antiaérea ). This brigade is not to be confused with the 1st Air Defense Artillery Brigade of the Brazilian Army. The 1st anti-aircraft defense brigade is a large air force organization and is entrusted with the air defense of air force objects. She is generally equipped with aviator fists. The 1st anti-aircraft artillery brigade is a large army unit and is entrusted with the air defense of army objects and brigades. It also has fist guns, but is generally equipped with 40mm L-70 Bofors anti-aircraft guns. Both brigades are integrated into the national air defense system of Brazil ( SISDABRA ) and are used at mass events such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
structure
In 2017, the Brazilian aviation infantry basically consists of three components:
- directly subordinate to the Air Force Main Task Force ( Comando-Geral de Operações Aéreas ( COMGAR )):
- Aeronautical Center for
- Airborne Rescue Squadron (
- Special Aviation Infantry Battalions (
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Belém in Base Aérea de Belém (under I COMAR)
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Recife in Base Aérea de Recife (under II COMAR)
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial dos Afonsos in Base Aérea dos Afonsos (under III COMAR)
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial do Galeão in Base Aérea do Galeão (under III COMAR)
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, RJ (under III COMAR)
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Bandeirante de São Paulo in São Paulo, SP (under IV COMAR)
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Canoas in Base Aérea de Canoas (under V COMAR)
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Brasília in Base Aérea de Brasília (under VI COMAR)
- Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Manaus in Base Aérea de Manaus (under VII COMAR)
- The special aviation infantry battalions consist of staff, supply services and:
- Aviation Infantry Companies (
- Pelotão Punhal / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial do Rio de Janeiro
- Grupo Especial de Polícia da Aeronáutica (GEPA) / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Canoas
- Pelotão de Operações Especiais / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial dos Afonsos
- Pelotão de Operações Especiais / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial do Galeão
- Pelotão de Operações Especiais / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Recife
- Pelotão de Operações Especiais / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Brasília
- Pelotão de Operações Especiais / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Belém
- Pelotão de Operações Especiais / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Manaus
- Pelotão de Operações Especiais / Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Bandeirante de São Paulo
- 1st Air Defense Brigade (
- 1st Air Defense
According to the current modernization plans for the FAB , the four air forces ( Forças Aéreas , large operational units ) and the seven regional air force commands ( Comandos Aéreos Regionais , large support units) will be dissolved and their units will be fundamentally restructured. The air defense units (the anti-aircraft defense groups) and the ground defense units (the special aviation infantry battalions) are reclassified from support to action forces. This transforms the battalions into ground protection groups and accommodates them in the new wings ( Alas ) together with the flying squadrons ( Esquadrões ).
Future outline
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense has decided to carry out a fundamental restructuring of the air force. The plan is called "Força Aérea 100" (Luftwaffe 100) and should be fulfilled by 2041. The Brazilian Air Force emerged as an independent branch in 1941 and that's how it got its name. Today's air forces, regional air force commandos, air bases, etc. will be dissolved and the flying and ground-based task forces will be restructured into squadrons (or wings, alas ).
The future structure will be as follows:
LUFTWAFFENKOMMANDO or Air Force Command Staff ( Comando da Aeronáutica (COMAER) )
- Air Force Staff ( Estado-Maior da Aeronáutica (EMAER) )
- Air Force Command ( Comando de Operações Aeroespaciais (COMAE) )
- Preparatory Command ( Comando de Preparo (COMPREP) )
- General Command for Support ( Comando-Geral de Apoio (COMGAP) )
- General Command for Personnel ( Comando-Geral de Pessoal (COMGEP) )
- Department of Airspace Control ( Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo (DECEA) )
- Department of Aeronautics and Technology ( Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial (DCTA) )
- Secretariat for Economics, Finance and Administration of the Air Force ( Secretaria de Economia, Finanças e Administração da Aeronáutica (SEFA) )
The airborne and ground forces are organized in the following squadrons:
Air Command ( Comando de Operações Aeroespaciais (COMAE) )
- Ala 1 (Brasília, DF)
- Ala 2 (Anápolis, GO)
- Ala 3 (Canoas, RS)
- Ala 4 (Santa Maria, RS)
- Ala 5 (Campo Grande, MS)
- Ala 6 (Porto Velho, RO)
- Ala 7 (Boa Vista, RR)
- Ala 8 (Manaus, AM)
- Ala 9 (Belém, PA)
- Ala 10 (Natal, RN)
- Ala 11 (Galeão, RJ)
- Ala 12 (Santa Cruz, RJ)
- Ala 13 (São Paulo, SP)
- Ala 14 (Salvador, BA)
- Ala 15 (Recife, PE)
Preparatory Command ( Comando de Preparo (COMPREP) ) Advanced
air bases ( Bases de Desdobramento ):
- Fortaleza, CE
- Santos, Sp
- Florianópolis, SC
- Afonsos, RJ
Exercises
Cruzex
The Brazilian Air Force is hosting the largest South American air force exercise, Cruzex . Since 1999 this exercise has taken place irregularly and with different participants.
- Cruzex I , 1999
- Cruzex II
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Cruzex III , 2006, participants: Brazil , Argentina , Chile , Uruguay , Venezuela , France
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Cruzex IV , 2008, participants: Brazil , Chile , Uruguay , Venezuela , France
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Cruzex V , 2010, participants: Brazil , Chile , Uruguay , France , United States
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Cruzex VI , 2013, participants: Brazil , Chile , Uruguay , United States , Colombia , Venezuela , Ecuador , Canada
In addition to this exercise, Brazil is also participating in comparable exercises in other South American countries.
Current equipment
This list, as of the end of 2010, contains the aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force. The equipment includes machines that are still in use, stored or ordered.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dominic Perry: Final modernized P-3 Orion delivered to Brazil. In: Flightglobal.com. July 28, 2014, accessed on July 29, 2014 (English): "Airbus Defense & Space has delivered the last of nine Lockheed P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft it has upgraded for the Brazilian air force."
- ↑ http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/FAB/index.html
- ↑ http://fab.mil.br/organograma
- ↑ http://www.fab.mil.br/reestruturacao/
- ↑ milavia.net: The Mirage 2000 in Brazil. Retrieved May 24, 2011 .
- ↑ Brazil buys Saab fighter jets. In: Tageblatt Online. www.tageblatt.lu, December 18, 2013, accessed on December 19, 2013 .
- ↑ Brazilian Super Puma helicopters take final flight, Janes, November 30, 2015 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
