The first six UH-60L helicopters (locally designated H-60L), purchased in 2006, were assigned to the 7/8 GAV for SAR missions in the Amazonas region. Additional aircraft were requested in 2009 which arrived in 2011 and 2012.
In 2017, the fleet reached 30,000 flight hours.
In 2025, an order was announced for 11 second-hand UH-60L helicopters, along with plans to upgrade them—and the 13 aircraft already in service—with Garmin G5000H flight decks through Ace Aeronautics.
In 2017, the fleet reached 30,000 flight hours.
In 2025, an order was announced for 11 second-hand UH-60L helicopters, along with plans to upgrade them—and the 13 aircraft already in service—with Garmin G5000H flight decks through Ace Aeronautics.
News |
Brazil Selects Garmin G5000H for UH-60L Black Hawk Upgrade
02-Dec-25 - The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) selected the Garmin G5000H avionics suite to upgrade 24 UH-60L helicopters—13 in service and 11 second-hand aircraft recently ordered—becoming the fifth military program to receive modernized G5000H Black Hawk cockpits through Ace Aeronautics. #Garmin
Brazilian Air Force Announces Acquisition of 11 UH-60L Black Hawks
21-Sep-25 - Brazil confirms acquisition of 11 former U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters from ACE Aeronautics, including an avionics upgrade of its current 13-aircraft fleet #Brazil
NY Guards in Brazil for Exercise Tapio 2021
20-Sep-21 - New York Air National Guard Pave Hawk rescue helicopters deployed to Campo Grande air base in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil for exercise Tapio 2021 #Tapio2021
Sikorsky to Support Brazilian Black Hawks
28-Jul-21 - Brazilian Air Force has contracted Sikorsky to provide logistics support for the 16 UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter fleet received between 2006 and 2013. Multi-year agreement simplifies and speeds access to spare parts and engineering knowledge #BlackHawk| More News ... |  |
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Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 2019- | 2°/10° GAv - Esquadrão Pelicano | Campo Grande |
| 2011- | 5º/8º GAv - Esquadrão Pantera | Santa Maria |
| 2006- | 7º/8º GAv - Esquadrão Harpia | Base Aerea de Manaus |
List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-2882 | 8901 FAB | |||||
| 70-2885 | 8902 FAB. BuNo 05-27074 | |||||
| 70-3373 | 8903 FAB. BuNo 05-27116; 12mar10 pictured near Concepcion, Chile during Earthquake re... | |||||
| 70-2971 | 8904 FAB d/d 2007; BuNo 05-26117 | |||||
| 70-3011 | 8905 FAB | |||||
| 70-3019 | 8906 FAB | |||||
| 8907 FAB d/d Mar11; 23nov11 pictured | ||||||
| 8908 FAB d/d Mar11 | ||||||
| 8909 FAB, BuNo 06-27198 | ||||||
| 70-3370 | 8910 FAB, BuNo 06-27199 | |||||
| 8911 FAB; 12apr12 pictured | ||||||
| 8912 FAB d/d May12 | ||||||
| 8913 FAB | ||||||
| 8914 FAB;
pictured in USA during Sikorsky test flight at Northeast Florida Regional | ||||||
| 70-3778 | 8915 FAB | |||||
| 8916 FAB d/d May12 | ||||||
