List of Brazilian military aircraft
List of Brazilian military aircraft is a list of historic military aircraft that have served with the Brazilian Armed Forces since the creation of its first aviation units in the early 1900s.
1910s and 20s
| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morane-Saulnier P |  France |
1915-1917 | ~03 | Attack/Reconnaissance | First Brazilian military aircraft. Participating in Contestado War |  |
| Morane-Saulnier Type A | France |
1915-1916 | ~01 | Observation | Participating in Contestado War |  |
| Nieuport 10 | France |
1916-1924 | 12 | Fighter/Reconnaissance | Attacked rebel targets during Tenente revolts. |  |
| Caudron G.3 | France |
1917-1929 | ? | Fighter/Reconnaissance | Attacked rebel targets during Tenente revolts. |  |
| SPAD S.VII | France |
1922-1932 | 15 | Fighter | Participating in Tenente revolts. |  |
| Nieuport 21 | France |
1918-1927 | 06 | Fighter | Participating in Tenente revolts. |  |
| Nieuport 24 | France |
1919-1931 | 10 | Fighter/Bomber | Attacked rebel positions in the city of São Paulo during Tenente revolts. |  |
| Breguet 14 | France |
1919-1932 | 30 | Fighter/Bomber/Reconnaissance | Attacked rebel positions in the city of São Paulo during Tenente revolts. |  |
| Caudron C.59 | France |
1923-1936 | ? | Fighter | Attacked rebel positions in Tenente revolts. |  |
| SPAD S.XIII | France |
1921-1930 | ? | Fighter |  | |
| Morane-Saulnier MS.147 | France |
1928-1937 | 30 | Observation/Trainer |  | |
| Potez 25 | France |
1927-1939 | ~14 | Attack aircraft | Used by loyalist forces and rebels during Constitutionalist War | .JPG) |
| Breguet 19 | France |
1929-1936 | 05 | Attack aircraft |  | |
| Waco 10 |  United States |
1930-1937 | 08 | Attack aircraft | Used by loyalist forces and rebels during Constitutionalist War |  |
| Amiot 120 | France |
1927-1936 | 05 | Bomber aircraft | Used by loyalist forces during Constitutionalist War |  |
| Avro 504 |  United Kingdom |
1928-1937 | 22 | Fighter/Bomber | Used by loyalist forces during Constitutionalist War |  |
1930s
| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avro 626 | United Kingdom |
1930-1940 | 16 | Observation/Attack | Used by Constitutionalist War |  |
| Curtiss Fledgling | United States |
1930-1942 | ? | Observation/Trainer |  | |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-12 | United States |
1932-1940 | 15 | Observation/Trainer |  | |
| Morane-Saulnier MS.230 | France |
1930-1940 | 24 | Observation/Trainer |  | |
| Savoia-Marchetti S.55 | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
1930-1938 | 08 | Observation/Maritime Patrol | Used by Constitutionalist War |  |
| Martin PM | United States |
1931-1939 | 04 | Maritime Patrol | Used by Constitutionalist War |  |
| Nieuport-Delage NiD 52 | France |
1931-1935 | 02 | Light attack | Used by loyalist ad rebel forces during Constitutionalist War |  |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 44 | .svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany/ Argentina |
1934-1941 | ? | Trainer |  | |
| Curtiss Falcon | United States |
1932-1944 | ~20 | Attack aircraft | Used by loyalist forces during Constitutionalist War |  |
| Vought O2U Corsair | United States |
1930-1946 | 18 | Observation/light attack | Used by Constitutionalist War | .jpg) |
| DH.60 Moth | United Kingdom |
1932-1941 | 39 | Basic trainer |  | |
| Boeing P-12 | United States |
1932-1951 | 14 | Fighter aircraft |  | |
| Tiger Moth | United Kingdom |
1933-1947 | 17 | Trainer/Observation | .jpg) | |
| Vultee V-11 | United States |
1939-1949 | 31 | Ground attack | Used to attack German submarines during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Douglas B-18 Bolo | United States |
1937-1946 | 03 | Medium bomber/Maritime patrol | Scaled to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. | .jpg) |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 | Italy |
1936-1947 | 03 | Bomber/Maritime Patrol | Scaled to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 58 | Nazi Germany |
1937-1949 | 15 | Maritime patrol | Scaled to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Muniz M-7 |  Brazil |
1935-1945 | 11 | Trainer |  | |
1940s
| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing-Stearman | United States |
1940-1948 | ? | Trainer/Maritime Patrol | Scaled to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Consolidated Commodore | United States |
1940-1942 | 2 | Transport | ||
| Grumman G-44 Widgeon | United States |
1942-1958 | 14 | Transport/Maritime observation |  | |
| North American NA-16 | United States |
1942-1965 | ~20 | Ground attack/Maritime Patrol | Used to attack German submarines during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Beechcraft Staggerwing | United States |
1942-1960 | 54 | Utility aircraft/Maritime Patrol | Scaled to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Beechcraft Model 18 | United States |
1943-1952 | 01 | Utility aircraft | Used in the National Air Mail. | .jpg) |
| Vultee A-31 Vengeance | United States |
1943-1958 | 33 | Ground attack/Maritime Patrol | Used to attack German submarines during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Curtiss P-36 Hawk | United States |
1942-1946 | 10 | Fighter | Scaled to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. | |
| Curtiss P-40 Warhawk | United States |
1944-1958 | 49 | Fighter | .jpg) | |
| Vultee BT-13 Valiant | United States |
1941-1956 | 120 | Trainer/Maritime patrol | Scaled to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. | .jpg) |
| Consolidated PBY Catalina | United States |
1943-1979 | 22 | Maritime patrol/Transport |  | |
| Fairchild PT-19 | United States |
1942-1960 | ? | Trainer | .jpg) | |
| Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar | United States |
1943-1968 | 08 | Transport/Observation | Used in the National Air Mail. | .jpg) |
| Cessna AT-17 Bobcat | United States |
1943-1956 | 39 | Transport |  | |
| Noorduyn Norseman |  Canada |
1944-1960 | 17 | Transport |  | |
| Douglas A-20 Havoc | United States |
1944-1970 | 31 | Light bomber/reconnaissance | Scaled to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. | .jpg) |
| Lockheed Hudson | United States |
1942-1955 | 27 | bomber/reconnaissance | Escort naval convoys the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Lockheed Ventura | United States |
1944-1956 | 20 | Patrol bomber | Escort naval convoys the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| North American B-25 Mitchell | United States |
1943-1972 | 79 | Medium bomber/reconnaissance/Maritime Patrol | One B25 of the Brazilian Air Force attacked and damaged a German submarine of the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | United States |
1943-1985 | 82 | transport aircraft | Played an important role in the National Air Mail, military mail. | _Forca_Aerea_Brasileira_(7378635360).jpg){kind=small} |
| North American T-6 Texan | United States |
1944-1985 | ~100 | Tariner/light attack/counter insurgency | Made successive attacks against guerrillas in the 1970s. | .jpg) |
| Piper J-3 Cub | United States |
1944-1970 | ? | Observation | Squadron sent the Italian front integrated with Brazilian Expeditionary Force in WWII. | .jpg) |
| Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | United States |
1944-1956 | 85 | Fighter/attack | Aviation grup sent the Italian front integrated with 62nd Fighter Wing, XXII Tactical Air Command, of the 12th Air Force in WWII. |  |
| Curtiss C-46 Commando | United States |
1948-1983 | 02 | Transport | .jpg) | |
1950s
| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fokker S-11 |  Netherlands |
1953-1975 | 100 | Trainer |  | |
| Gloster Meteor | United Kingdom |
1952-1972 | 62 | Fighter | First jet aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force. | %2C_Brazil_-_Air_Force_AN1198897.jpg) |
| Douglas A-26 Invader | United States |
1956-1979 | 32 | Light bomber | Attacked positions of the Araguaia guerrilla in the 1970s. |  |
| Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | United States |
1951-1968 | 13 | Maritime Patrol/Search and rescue | Was used in the Lobster War |  |
| Fairchild C-82 Packet | United States |
1955-1969 | 12 | Transport/Search and rescue |  | |
| Grumman HU-16 Albatross | United States |
1958-1980 | 14 | Transport/Search and rescue | .jpg) | |
| Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star | United States |
1958-1973 | 33 | Fighter |  | |
| Lockheed T-33 | United States |
1956-1975 | 58 | Trainer/Fighter |  | |
| Sikorsky H-19 | United States |
1954-1968 | 06 | Utility helicopter |  | |
| Beechcraft Bonanza | United States |
1950-1960 | 05 | VIP |  | |
| Bell 47 | United States |
1958-1990 | 49 | Trainer |  | |
| Cessna O-1 Bird Dog | United States |
1957-1980 | 20 | Observation aircraft | Used for observation missions in anti-guerrilla during Parrot Operation. | .jpg) |
| Lockheed P-2 Neptune | United States |
1958-1976 | 14 | Anti-submarine warfare/Maritime Patrol | Was used in the Lobster War |  |
| CAP-4 Paulistinha | Brazil |
1959-1975 | ~50 | Trainer/Observation |  | |
1960s
| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas C-54 Skymaster | United States |
1960-1970 | 12 | Transport | Used in the National Air Mail. | .jpg) |
| Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar | United States |
1962-1975 | 13 | Transport |  | |
| Sikorsky H-34 | United States |
1962-1968 | 06 | Anti-submarine warfare |  | |
| Grumman S-2 Tracker | United States |
1961-1996 | 21 | Anti-submarine warfare | Was used in the Lobster War. They operated from the aircraft carrier NAeL Minas Gerais. | _1977.JPEG) |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | United Kingdom |
1962-2005 | 12 | Transport |  | |
| Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris | France |
1962-1980 | 30 | Trainer aircraft | .jpg) | |
| Cessna T-37 Tweet | United States |
1968-1978 | 65 | Trainer aircraft | .jpg) | |
| Fouga CM.170 Magister | France |
1968-1975 | 07 | Trainer | Used the Fouga Magister in their aerobatic display team, the Smoke Squadron. | .jpg) |
| DHC-5 Buffalo | Canada |
1968-2004 | 24 | Transport | .jpg) | |
| Aerotec Uirapuru | Brazil |
1968-1980 | ~100 | Trainer |  | |
| BAC One-Eleven | United Kingdom |
1968-1976 | 02 | VIP |  | |
| Douglas DC-6 | United States |
1968-1978 | 05 | Transport | Used in military mail. |  |
1970s, 80s and 90s
| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neiva Regente | Brazil |
1970-2010 | ~80 | Utility transport/Observation |  | |
| EMBRAER AT-26 Xavante | Brazil/ Italy |
1971-2010 | 182 | Advanced trainer/Light attack/reconnaissance | Multifunctional jet Brazilian Air Force produced nationally, was the main ground attack aircraft during the 1980s. | %2C_Brazil_-_Air_Force_AN1136533.jpg) |
| Dassault Mirage III | France |
1972-2005 | 32 | Interceptor aircraft | First supersonic aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force, the Mirage III fighters belonged to the 1st. Group Air Defense (1st GAD), located at the Anápolis Air Base in Goiás.
On May 19, 1986 the Brazilian Air Force to detonate two operations interception and pursuit of UFOs for Mirage III fighters, the notorious Night of UFOs. |
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| Boeing 737 | United States |
1972-2010 | 02 | VIP |  | |
| Boeing 707 | United States |
1972-2012 | 04 | Aerial refuelling and transport | %2C_Brazil_-_Air_Force_AN0220898.jpg) | |
| Bell 206 | United States |
1973-2010 | 04 | VIP | .jpg) | |
| Northrop F-5 | United States |
1975–Present Day | 57 | Fighter/Interceptor | 11 bought from Jordania in 2009 |
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| Hawker Siddeley VU-93 | United Kingdom |
1977-2009 | 06 | VIP |  | |
| Embraer KC-390 | Brazil | 2015 | 28 | aerial refueling, transport cargo and troops | 28 ordered. To be delivered from 2015 to 2016. | .jpg) |
| EMBRAER A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil | 2004 | 100 | light attack | ||
| Lockheed P-3 Orion | United States | 2010 | 12 | Maritime patrol aircraft |  | |
| Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk | United States | 1997 | 16 | combat SAR / search and rescue | fifteen requested |  |
| Embraer R-99 | Brazil | 2002 | 5 | Airborne early warning and control | .jpg) | |
| AMX International A-1M | Brazil | 1989 | 53 | Ground attack aircraft | modernized to A-1M, delivered between 2013 and 2017, and to be retired in 2032 | |
| Mil Mi-24 | Russia | 2008 | 12 | attack helicopter |  | |
| SAAB Gripen NG | Sweden | 2018 | 36 | air superiority fighter | a contract for 36 Gripen NG fighters is expected to be finalised in 10–12 months. According to Saab, Brazil is expected to order 28 single-seat (Gripen E) and 8 twin-seat (Gripen F) fighters. |  |
| Eurocopter EC 725 | United kingdom | 2014 | 18 | transport helicopter |  | |
| EADS CASA C-295 | Spain | ? | 12 | transport |  | |
| HeliBras HB.355F Esquilo Bi | France/ Brazil |
1980-2013 | 10 | Utility helicopter | 4 were donated to Rio de Janeiro Police. |  |
| Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | France |
1981-1986 | 06 | Utility helicopter |  | |
| Atlas Impala |  South Africa |
2005-2010 | 12 | Light attack | .jpg) | |
| Dassault Mirage 2000 | France |
2006-2013 | 12 | Fighter | .jpg) |
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