The Brazilian Naval Aviation is the air component of the Brazilian Navy, currently called Força Aeronaval. Most of its air structure is subordinated to the Naval Air Force Command, the military organization responsible for providing operational air support from Navy vessels, while four squadrons are subordinated to the Naval Districts, responsible for inland and coastal waters. ComForAerNav is headquartered at the Naval Air Base of São Pedro da Aldeia, where all aircraft fleet level maintenance is carried out and where the Aeronaval Instruction and Training Center is located, which forms its staff. Its pilots, all officers with one to three years of prior naval experience, fly its helicopters, airplanes and Remotely Piloted Aircraft as extensions of the ships' weaponry and sensors.
NAe São Paulo, then the navy's flagship and sea platform for the A-4 Skyhawk until its deactivation in 2017, being refueled by and tanker and escorted by a frigate
Marines boarding an EC725 Cougar
The first aircraft acquired by the Navy, the Curtiss F, and the first class of Brazilian and American aviator officers at the Naval Aviation School
Incorporation of Savoia Marchetti S-55A seaplanes in 1924
The Brazilian Air Force is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Army and Navy air branches were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces" in 1941. Both air branches transferred their equipments, installations and personnel to the new force.
5th Aviation Regiment in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil in 1932.
1º GAC P-47s carried the "Senta a Pua!" emblem as nose art along with the national insignia of Brazil.
A F-5M from the 1st Fighter Aviation Group
A Brazilian Mirage IIIE of the 1st Air Defense Group