(22 April 2022, 11:49 +07)
Embraer delivered the last modernized AF-1
fighter jet (AF-1B) to the Brazilian Navy earlier this week, in a
ceremony held at Embraer's industrial unit in Gavião Peixoto, São
Paulo.
Under the AF-1 program (the Navy designation for
the McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk), seven subsonic fighter jets
were modernized – five single-seater AF-1Bs and two two-seaters
AF-1Cs.
The AF-1 is an intercept and attack aircraft
operated from airfields or aircraft carriers as a vector for the
fleet's air defense.
Embraer AF-1B fighter jet
The Brazilian Navy's modernized aircraft
received new navigation, weapons, power generation, computers,
tactical communication, and sensor systems, including a state-of-the-art multi-mode radar and a new operating system.
In
addition to the modernization, the cell was also upgraded, increasing the aircraft’s useful life.
As part of the modernization program
carried out by Embraer, a high-fidelity flight simulator was
developed permitting the Brazilian Navy to carry out pilot
training.
Briefing and
debriefing stations used in the training and proficiency of pilots
were also provided to improve their use, to reduce costs and to
bring greater effectiveness to mission planning and execution.
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