New Air Defense Identification Zone Guidelines
As a result of the first phase of Operation Yanomami Shield, the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB) begins, on Monday (02/06), the second phase of the operation:…
Yanomami: understanding how airspace policing measures work to combat illegal mining
By Suellen Siqueira – Special Advisory for Social Communication (Ascom) The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) activated an Air Defense Identification Zone (Zida) in the Northern Region of the country. The…
Brazilian Ministry of Defense activates Joint Amazon Command in Roraima
The Ministry of Defense activated, on Friday (02/03), through Ordinance No. 710, the Amazon Joint Operational Command (Cmdo Op Cj Amz) to act in the area of the State of…
EMAER and BAAN receive ABRA-PC delegation
The Commander of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), Air Lieutenant Brigadier Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, received the Brazilian Association of Fighter Pilots (ABRA-PC) and Veteran Fighter Pilots, in Brasília (DF). The…
FAB’s H-60 Black Hawk plays key role in Operation Yanomami
One of the most versatile aircraft in the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) fleet, the H-60 Black Hawk is a medium size multi-mission military aircraft, used extensively for troop infiltration and…
FAB celebrates Rotorcraft Aviation Day
H-50 Esquilo, H-60 Black Hawk, H-36 Caracal, VH-35 and VH-36 Caracal. These are the aircraft that make up the Rotary Wing fleet of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The Rotorcraft…
Greece requests information on Embraer kC-390
The Ministry of Defense of Greece announced last Wednesday (25) a meeting with a representative of Embraer to request information about the C-390 Millennium military cargo aircraft, produced by the…
Operation Yanomami Shield is launched by the FAB in Roraima
Based on Presidential Decree No. 11,405, of January 30, 2023, the Brazilian Air Force will activate an Air Defense Identification Zone (ZIDA) in the airspace of the northern region of…
FAB installs Approach Control in Surucucu (RR)
This Sunday, January 29, in order to enhance the work done in the region of Surucucu (RR), where indigenous communities are plagued by a serious health crisis, the Brazilian Air…
FAB composes task force to confront crisis in the Yanomami territory
With the humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami territory, a task force was set up to adopt a series of aid measures that will be carried out immediately and will ease…
Remember the performance of the Brazilian Air Force in indigenous communities
Aeromedical evacuation, action by health professionals, transport of vaccines and food supplies, creation and protection of airfields, among other actions and operations, are part of the missions of the Brazilian…
KC- 390 Millennium launches food baskets in Yanomami territory
The First Squadron of the First Transport Group (1º/1st GT - Gordo Squadron), carried out, on January 25, with the KC-390 Millennium Aircraft, the launching of 10 tons of food…
Campaign Hospital will be inaugurated to attend indigenous people in Roraima
A Field Hospital (HCAMP) of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is being assembled next to the Indigenous Health House (Casai), in Boa Vista, capital of Roraima. The mobile unit aims…
FAB deploys provisional aircraft refueling point in Surucucu
In order to optimize the logistical actions of the mission of humanitarian aid to indigenous Yanomami communities, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) deployed on Tuesday (24/01), in Surucucu (RR), a…
In an unprecedented way, FAB performs multiple launches in the Yanomami region
In a serious situation of public calamity, already declared by the Ministry of Health (MH), the Yanomami indigenous tribes are using humanitarian aid to survive. To bring food and medicine…
FAB sends troops and cargo to support populations in Yanomami territory
A multi-mission KC-390 Millennium aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) took off, this Monday (01/23), from Galeão Air Base (BAGL), bound for Boa Vista Air Base (BABV) to provide…
The Brazilian Air Force celebrates 82 years of contribution to the country’s technology
With the creation of the Ministry of Aeronautics, on January 20, 1941, military and civil aviation were boosted in Brazil
FAB and PF act together to intercept aircraft loaded with drugs in SP
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) intercepted, on Wednesday morning (18/01), near Caporanga (SP), an aircraft from another country, which entered the border region, carrying drugs. FAB's A-29 Super Tucano fighter…
USAF WC-135 intelligence aircraft, specialized in atmospheric research, flew along the Brazilian coast
A Boeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) flew on Monday (16JAN2023), overflying the Brazilian coast from the North of the country, passing through the…
FAB coordinates air resupply for Army troops in Roraima
The First Squadron of the First Transport Group (1°/1° GT) - Gordo Squadron, based at Galeão Air Base (BAGL), in Rio de Janeiro, activated by the Aerospace Operations Command (COMAE),…