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...andThe modernisation of Brazil’s McDonnell Douglas AF-1B/C Skyhawk fighter-interceptor/ground attack aircraft fleet
has been completed by Embraer,
with the final example being handed back to the Marinha do Brasil (Brazilian Navy) during a ceremony on April 20.
The ceremony was held at the firm’s industrial facility in Gavião Peixoto, which is located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
During the event, AF-1B Skyhawk (serial N-1004) was redelivered to the Brazilian Navy
– a milestone that marked the end of the type’s 13-year modernisation programme.
In April 2009, Embraer was awarded a $106m contract by the Brazilian Ministry of Defense (MOD)
to modernise and perform limited upgrade work on nine single-seat AF-1s and three two-seat AF-1As,
bringing them up to AF-1B and AF-1C standard, respectively.
However, this number was later reduced to just five AF-1s and two AF-1AsEmbraer marked the end of Brazil's 13-year AF-1B/C Skyhawk modernisation programme
as it delivered the final upgraded example (serial N-1004) to the Brazilian Navy
during a ceremony at its facility in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, on April 20, 2022. Embraer Defense & Security/Sergio Fujiki
after it was announced that the Brazilian Navy’s Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier, NAe São Paulo (A12),
would be demobilised on February 14, 2017.
The vessel was decommissioned in November 2018 and has since been sold for scrapping.
As part of the modernisation effort, the seven AF-1B/C Skyhawks received both airframe and engine overhauls,
along with a new ELTA Systems EL/M-2032 multi-mode airborne fire control radar
and an AEL Sistemas-developed glass cockpit
with hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) controls.
The fleet was also fitted with a new on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS);
energy generation system; radar warning receiver and mission computer,
as well as new weapons systems
and the addition of a third VHF radio.
Improvements were also made to the aircraft’s autopilot,
engine and electrical systems.
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