Embraer R-99
E-99/P-99/R-99 | |
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Brazilian Air Force E-99 | |
Role | Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) (E-99) Remote sensing (R-99) Maritime patrol (P-99) |
National origin | Brazil |
Manufacturer | Embraer |
First flight | 1999 |
Introduction | 2001 |
Status | Active in service |
Primary users | Brazilian Air Force (E-99M/R-99) Hellenic Air Force (R-99A) Mexican Air Force (R-99A/P-99) Indian Air Force (Netra AEW&CS) |
Produced | 1999–present |
Number built | 6 (EMB-145-SA) 3 (EMB-145-RS) 2 (EMB-145-MP) 4 (EMB-145-H) 3 (EMB-145-I) |
Developed from | Embraer ERJ-145
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The Embraer R-99 is the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) military designation of the EMB-145-RS. Various models of the aircraft have been produced to perform special mission duties, including the E99 for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) missions, the R-99 for remote sensing, and the P-99 for maritime patrol.
Development of the R-99 began during the 1990s in response to a FAB requirement for an
Export customers for the type include the
Variants
The R-99A/E-99/EMB 145 AEW&C is an
The R-99B/R-99/EMB 145 MULTI INTEL is a
The EMB 145 MP is the maritime patrol version of the EMB-145. It shares much of the same sensor suite as the R-99B, but most visibly, lacks the multi-spectral scanner and the side-looking radar. It retains many of the
The P-99 would be the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) modification of the EMB 145 MP and would have four underwing hardpoints, which could be mounted with a variety of torpedoes and/or anti-ship missiles. No prototype with those modifications was ever flown.
During June 2019, it was announced that Embraer had partnered with the
Operational history
During September 2003, a Brazilian R-99 was deployed on request of
On 1 June 2009, a R-99 was deployed on the search for the missing
During early 2011, a Greek EMB-145-H was deployed to perform AEW missions as part of the
The
In Brazilian service, the E-99 and R-99 are based in Anapolis AFB. Five E-99s and three R-99s are operated by the Brazilian Air Force as part of the SIVAM program.[20] Starting in 2013, these E-99s have undergone a modernization program that involved the updating of all onboard electronics, including a new Erieye-ER (extended range) radar, the same used on GlobalEye Detection range increased from 450 km to 723 km in the E99M version.[21] The range of targets that can be detected ranges from vessels and large aircraft to watercraft, rubber dinghies and vehicles, as well as hovering helicopters.[22] The first E-99M ("M" stands for modernized) was handed over to Brazilian Air Force on 27 November 2020.[23][24]
During 2022, during the
Operators
- Brazilian Air Force – 5 E-99s (undergoing modernization to E-99M, first delivery of which expected in the first half of 2020),[25][26][27][28] 3 R-99s. On 27 November 2020, the FAB received the first modernized E-99 in a ceremony held at the Embraer facility in Gavião Peixoto (São Paulo, Brazil)[29]
- Hellenic Air Force – 4 EMB-145-H (HAF designation is "Erieye EMB-145H AEW&C")[30]
- Mexican Air Force – 1 EMB-145-SA (FAM designation EMB-145AEW&C), 2 EMB-145-MP [31][5][32]
- Indian Air Force – Platform Only - 3 EMB-145-I were fitted with an Indian-developed AESA radar array along with other apparatus.[16] Operated as DRDO Netra AEW&CS with an additional 12 planned .
Gallery
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An Embraer EMB-145-SA AEW&C of the Mexican Air Force at Santa Lucia AFB.
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An Embraer EMB-145H AEW&C of the Hellenic Air Force during delivery tests at Elefsis AB, Greece.
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An Embraer EMB-145-SA, E-99 (Brazilian Air Force designation) of the Brazilian Air Force on display at RAF Fairford, England, during an airshow.
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Embraer EMB-145-H AEW&C during trials in Halmstad, Sweden, before delivery to the Hellenic Air Force.
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EMB-145-RS (R-99) in 2013
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Cockpit of a R-99 airplane of the Brazilian Air Force
See also
Related development
- Embraer ERJ 145 family
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- DRDO AEW&CS
- Dassault Falcon 8X ARCHANGE
- Raytheon Sentinel
- Saab GlobalEye
- Gulfstream G550 CAEW Eitam
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