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| Brazilian Navy of the Brazilian Armed Forces |
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| History and future |
| Commands and components |
| Fleet |
The naval aviation arm of the Brazilian Navy operates 89 aircraft in 2009.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service [1] [2] [3] | Notes |
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| McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk | Attack aircraft | A-4KU/TA-4KU Skyhawk II | 23 | 20 attack; 3 trainer. 12 (9 A-4 + 3 TA-4) being upgraded by Embraer. [4] Others to surplus. | |
| Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma | Transport helicopter | AS-332 | 4 | 6 aircraft received, 2 lost in accidents | |
| Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | Transport helicopter | AS-532F1 | 2 | ||
| Super Lynx | Attack helicopter | Super Lynx Mk.21A | 12 | 8 being upgraded. [5] Additional units being ordered. [6] | |
| Eurocopter AS350 Esquilo Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2 | Scout helicopter | HB 350B/BA Esquilo; HB 355F Esquilo 2 | 25 | 18 single engine; 7 twin engine. 1 HB-355F donated to Uruguay | |
| Bell Jet Ranger | Training helicopter | Bell 206B-2 Jet Ranger II, Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger III | 18 | 2 Bell 206B-2 Jet Ranger II, 16 Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger III | |
| Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk | Multi-mission helicopter | S-70B Seahawk | 6 | ||
| Eurocopter EC725 Cougar | Transport helicopter | EC 725BR | 2 | 14 more ordered. [7] Delivery in 2010 and 2012. 8 ASuW configuration with Exocet anti-ship missile. 8 utility configuration. | |
| Grumman C-1 Trader | COD and AAR | 8 | To be delivery starting in 2014. Cancelled. | ||
| Type | Product | On order | Origin | QTD | |
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| Torpedo | Mark 46 torpedo | Used in helicopters | ? | ||
| Type | Product | Origin | On order | QTD |
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| Anti-ship missile | Sea Skua | Used by Super Lynx | ? | |
| Anti-ship missile | Penguin | Purchased for new Sea Hawk | 8 | |
| Anti-ship missile | Exocet | AM-39. Used by Sea King and EC-725 | ? | |
| Air to air missile | AIM-9H Sidewinder | Short range Air to Air missile | 240 | |
| Air to air missile | MAA-1B Piranha | Short range Air to Air missile | ||
| Air to air missile | A-Darter | 5° Generation Air to Air missile. Possible purchase for the upgraded A-4 | ||
| Air to air missile | Derby Missile | Beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile. Possible purchase for the upgraded A-4 | ||
| Guided bombs | Elbit Lizard | Laser Guided Bomb | ||
| Guided bombs | SMKB-82 | GPS Guided Bomb (Known like AKAUAN) | ||
| Guided bombs | SMKB-83 | GPS Guided Bomb (Known like AKAUAN) | ||
| Anti-radiation missile | MAR-1 | Will be used by the upgraded A-4 | ? | |