10-Apr-25 - The Brazilian Naval Aviation receives the first of 15 Airbus/Helibras H125 trainer helicopters, locally designated IH-18, to replace the Bell 206B3 in its training role. In 2022, Brazil ordered 27 Airbus H125s to replace both the Navy’s Bell 206 and the Air Force’s AS350 trainer helicopters #Brazil
17-Sep-22 - Airbus Brazilian branch Helibras will deliver 27 H125 light helicopters to replace the Navy Bell 206 and Air Force AS350 in their aviation schools #training
11-Sep-22 - This year’s edition of the maritime exercise is hosted by the Brazilian Navy will included 20 participating nations, 19 ships, one submarine, 21 aircraft and 5,500 total military personnel to conduct operations off the coast of Rio de Janerio #UNITAS
28-Jan-22 - Helibras, part of Airbus Group, delivered to the Brazilian Navy the second (Airbus) H225M / (Helibras) EC725BR-M / (Marinha) AH-15B Super Cougar #SuperCougar
24-Nov-21 - Helibras, part of Airbus Group, delivered to the Brazilian Navy the first (Airbus) H225M / (Helibras) EC725BR-M / (Marinha) AH-15B capable of firing the AM39 Exocet missile #H225M
15-Jul-21 - A decommissioned corvette used as target ship was sunk by a Brazilian Navy Seahawk helicopter using an AGM-119 Penguin air-to-surface missile during a training live fire exercise #Penguin
20-May-21 - Brazilian Navy 1st Anti-Submarine Helicopter Squadron (EsqdHS-1) achieved the 8,000 hours milestone on the Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk. Dubbed SH-16 in Brazilian service, the first of 6 aircraft arrived in 2012
12-Feb-21 - Leonardo UK delivered the fourth Wild Lynx AH-11B to the Brazilian Navy. Under a $160M contract started in in 2014, Yeovil, UK is upgrading 8 Super Lynx Mk21A to the new variant until December 2022 #WildLynx
14-Sep-20 - The recently acquired Airbus H135 of the Brazilian Navy completed qualifications exercise aboard survey ship before their first deployment for the Antarctic logistics campaign next October under operation OPERANTAR XXXIX #antarctica
11-Aug-20 - Brazilian Air Force Caracal crews were qualified in search and rescue (SAR) mission in collaboration with the a Navy patrol ship. Brazil is responsible for SAR coverage of a vast area of the Atlantic Ocean #deck
16-Jul-20 - Helibras delivered the second EC135T3/H135 to the Brazilian Navy. The UH-17 (local designation) N-7091 will be used to support the summer Antarctica campaigns and in the utility role by HU-1 squadron #H135
04-May-20 - Brazilian Navy helicopter squadron HU-1 deployed, as every southern summer, two Helibras HB355 (Aerospatiale AS355F) for the logistics campaign in the Antarctica. These helicopters are being replaced by H135 #Antarctica
