Embraer to Convert C-390 Millennium into MPA for FAB
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force have entered into an agreement to create a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) variant of the C-390 Millennium.
fab News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Ammunition
Interview / Exclusive File
Expo and Air Show
ASSAN Brings Serial Production to the Defence Industry
Defence projects are mostly involved in “boutique” manufacturing, which requires a longer production process and high cost per unit. ASSAN may change it.
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
ASSAN to Produce FAB General Purpose Bombs
During SAHA EXPO 2024, ASSAN unveiled general-purpose bombs of the Russian FAB standard to be produced.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Strikes Russian-Guided Bomb Storage
Recently, Ukraine launched an attack on a Russian storage facility for UMPK-winged bomb guidance kits located near the border.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Brazil may Add Saab’s F-39E/F Gripen Fighter Jets to FAB
Brazil will likely add Gripen fighter jets from Saab, according to Brazil’s Defence Minister José Múcio speaking at the LAAD.
Air
FAB to replace the C-95 Bandeirante with the SkyCourier
The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira/ FAB) selected a Cessna 408 SkyCourier to replace its ageing Embraer C-95 Bandeirante aircraft.
Air
Saab Gripen and F-16V Struggle for the PAF
Saab is struggling to win a project to procure 12 new fighter jets in the Philippine Air Force, but its opponent is Lockheed Martin’s F-16V from the U.S.
Air
F-39 is Operational
Brazil has passed an important milestone in the Gripen Programme. The aircraft, also known as F-39 in the country, became operational.
Air
Saab Presented Six Gripen, Four for FAB, Two for Flygvapnet
Representatives of the Brazilian Air Force and the Swedish Air Force met 24 to introduce the first six serial-production Gripen E aircraft.
Air
FAB Reduces KC-390 Orders
The Brazilian Air Force has announced on Wednesday that it will reduce the amount of KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft it has ordered.
Air
KC-390 Refuelled Each Other
Embraer completed a refuelling in the air, with two KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
