Last update 02-12-2023
The aircrafts gave a fire-power demonstration with all their armament (cannons, bombs, rockets, napalm) until 1999. After that year only overflights and an armament show inside the "Zeppelin" hangar have been organised due to financial constraints. Overview of Santa Cruz AB on 22-04-04. Note the enormous size of the "Zeppelin" hangar. Photo: Brazilian AF |
"Operaçao Pampa 2005": extensive combined Army, Navy, Air Force exercise in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Paranà between the 10th and the 20th October 2005 saw the participation of the locally (Canoas) based 1°/14° GAvCa in addition to Mirage IIID/E, EMB-326, Embraer A-1/TA-1, KC-130H, KC-137. Also participating (for the first time to an exercise) were 1 EMB R-99A, R-99B, both from the 2°/6° GAv, for Airborne Early Warning & Control AEW) duties. Photo: Brazilian AF |
During "Tiger III" an USAF KC-135Rs refueled for the first time a Brazilian F-5Es, using a drogue funnel fitted to the boom as normal USAF airrefueling booms are not compatiblewith the F-5 probe. The refuelling established that the two Air Forces could deploy together. Photo: USAF |
This operations took place between the 2nd and 6th November 2003. Four Northrop F-5E of the 1° GAv, armed with each two 500 Kilos BAFG-460 bombs, destroyed a clandestine runway in Serra de Caparroin in the middle of the Amazonas area together with4 Embraer AMX, depared from Manaus AB. An Embraer E-99 (advanced control) and an KC-130 (twice refuelling each aircraft) supported the operation. Runway seen after the "visit" Photo: Antonio Milena/Agencia Brasil |
Agata 4 began on 02-05-11. The Northern border with Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam and French Guyana was controlled with Embraer/Northrop F-5EM fighters, ground attack, early warning, reconnaissance and transport aircrafts. The map of the country shows the borders (light green painted) involved in the operation. Agata 5 lasted 30 days, starting from 06-08-12, along the borders with Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay; it included air-refuelling of Embraer/Northrop F-5EM from Lockheed KC-130 in order to extend they patrolling time. The air crafts were based at Campo Grande AB, Canoas AB and Santa Maria AB. The map of the country shows the borders (yellow painted) involved in the operation. Agata 6 took off on 09-10-12 in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Rondonia and Acre bordering Bolivia and Peru; it involved 4 Embraer/Northrop F-EM, 6 Embraer A-29 and 10 helicopters. The map of the country shows the borders (light green painted) involved in the operation. Agata 7 began on 28-05-13 and ended on 05-06-13 with operations along all bordering states, French Guyana, Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay (16'886 km); an enormous enterprise. Embraer/Northrop F-5EM participated from Canoas AB. Photo: Brazilian AF/cb V.Santos Early morning take-off for Agata 7 exercise from Canoas AB 28-05-2013 Operations Agata 8 up to Agata 11 took place in 2014 and 2017; no Embraer/Northrop F-5 are known to have partecipated. |