The Aircraft is the first delivered with Full Operational Capability
Embraer has delivered to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) its fifth EMB 145 AEW&C aircraft, upgraded and known as E-99M in the FAB. The aircraft has been updated to perform Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) functions and participate in intelligence, surveillance, and airborne reconnaissance missions.
Developed utilising the platform established by the successful ERJ 145 regional jet, the FAB’s E-99 can detect, track, and identify targets in its coverage zone and transmit the information via Data Link. It conducts airspace surveillance, interception control and management, electronic intelligence, and border monitoring missions. The E-99M aircraft now features an updated Erieye Radar and Command & Control (C2) system. It will also include a new Electronic Warfare (Non-Communication – NCOM) system, a new IFF Transponder, seven software-defined V/UHF radios, a new Mission Audio system with VoIP technology, and a new Mission Audio and Data recorder, as well as a Data Link function adapted to a new architecture. The aircraft’s interior has also been modernised to improve crew comfort and expand the operating capacity, with five consoles redesigned and optimised for more efficient use of the upgraded systems.
“The delivery of the fifth E-99 is an important milestone for the E-99M project. This is the first aircraft delivered in FOC (Full Operational Capability) configuration, with systems fully certified for use by the Brazilian Air Force for protecting the country and its national sovereignty,” said Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security. “The four aircraft previously delivered will be upgraded so that they can fully perform all the missions for which they were designed,” he added.
The E-99M project is led by the Combat Aircraft Program Coordinating Committee (COPAC) Embraer and international suppliers such as SAAB, Aeroelectronica International (AELI), and Rohde & Schwarz. Atech, a subsidiary of Embraer, is participating in the project by developing part of the command-and-control system and six mission planning and analysis stations, which will provide training and development opportunities for the crews.
The air forces of India, Mexico, and Greece also operate the EMB 145 AEW&C.
