Etiqueta: brazil
For the first time, U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jets arrive in Brazil to participate in the Multinational Exercise CRUZEX 2024
Throughout yesterday, November 2, images and videos of the arrival of U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter-bombers at Natal Air Base in Brazil began to go viral on social media. The presence of these aircraft, which are flying over northern Brazil for the first...
The Brazilian Navy’s new submarine Tonelero has completed its first navigation and static dive tests
As part of the preparatory tasks prior to its entry into service, the Brazilian Navy conducted the first navigation and static dive tests of the new Riachuelo-class submarine Tonelero (S-42).
The maneuvers, carried out on Friday 25 and Saturday 26, consisted in the first sea...
L3Harris and Embraer end their partnership to promote the C-390 as the future refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force
The CEO of Defense and Security at Embraer, Bosco da Costa Jr., confirmed that the partnership between the Brazilian company and the American L3Harris to introduce the C-390 Millennium transport aircraft as the future refueling aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF) will...
The U.S. has requested information from Saab regarding possible bribes in the purchase of F-39 Gripen jets by the Brazilian Air Force
Amid concerns of potential corruption, the U.S. Department of Justice has requested information from Saab North America regarding the 2014 purchase of F-39 Gripen fighter jets by the Brazilian Air Force. This acquisition, involving 36 aircraft valued at $5.4 billion, has been subject to...
The Brazilian Navy successfully conducted a new launch of its MANSUP anti-ship missile
With the framework of Operation "Weapons Launch IV/2024," from September 11 to 15, the Brazilian Navy (MB) conducted various live-fire tests, with the main objective being the launch of a National Anti-Ship Surface Missile (MANSUP), which is currently in an advanced testing phase.
Designed to...
Brazilian Air Force buys a new Hermes RQ-900 to replace one of its drones lost in operations in Rio Grande do Sul
On September 10th, Brazil's Ministry of Defense published in the Official Gazette of the Union the Contract Extract No. 50/2024, regarding the replacement of a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) Elbit Hermes 900 (RQ-900) drone for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The agreement, valued at 50...
Chinese Navy and U.S. Marine Corps troops participate in Exercise Formosa 2024 in Brazil
As part of Exercise Formosa 2024, a combined military exercise that has started in Brazil, personnel from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the Chinese Navy are participating in joint activities. This is one of the largest military exercises in Latin America, held...
Advance – These are the ships, submarines and aircrafts of the navies of Argentina and Brazil participating in the Fraterno Exercise
With the start of the Fraterno Combined Exercise in the Argentine Sea, the navies of Argentina and Brazil have deployed several surface units, aircraft, and submarines for bilateral activities between the two forces. As recently announced, units from the Destroyer and Patrol Division have...
