Brazilian Naval Aviation
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Brazilian Naval Aviation (Portuguese: Aviação Naval Brasileira; AvN) is the air arm of the Brazilian Navy operating from ships including the aircraft carriers São Paulo and Brasilia, and from shore installations.
Aircraft Inventory[edit | edit source]
Fixed Wing Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Dassault Rafale F3 x 0 (Multirole Fighter) - 48 on order
- ST Aerospace AF-1B Super Skyhawk x 30 (Fighter-Bomber)
- Northrop-Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2000 x 16 (Airborne Early Warning Aircraft)
- Grumman S-2T Turbo Tracker x 36 (Carried based Maritime Patrol)
- Grumman C-1C Turbo Trader x 18 (Carrier Offshore Delivery Aircraft)
- Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha x 6 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
- Lockheed P-3AM Orion x 8 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
Helicopters[edit | edit source]
- Bell IH-6B JetRanger II x 18 (Training Helicopter)
- Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma x 6 (Utility/SAR Helicopter)
- Helibras UH-12 Esquilo x 26 (Reconnaissance/Utility Helicopter)
- Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil II x 10 (Utility Helicopter)
- Eurocopter AS532F1 Cougar x 4 (Transport Helicopter)
- Eurocopter UH-15 Cougar x 16 (Utility/SAR Helicopter)
- Sikorsky MH-16 Seahawk x 24 (Maritime Helicopter)
- Westland AH-11A Super Lynx x 12 (Maritime Attack Helicopter
