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The Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) 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.
According to Flight International (Flightglobal.com) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Brazilian Air Force has an active strength of 80,937 military personnel and operates around 715 aircraft.[2] The Brazilian Air Force is the largest air force in the Southern Hemisphere and the second largest in the Americas after the United States Air Force.[3]
- ^ a b Personalidades [Personalities] (in Portuguese), Força aérea brasileira, archived from the original on 2008-05-21
- ^ "World Air Forces 2019". Flightglobal Insight. 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "The Best Little Air Force You're Barely Aware Of". War Is Boring. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.