Brazils little-known but feisty air force Battles Eco-Criminals and Drug Cartels on a daily basis---aside from territorial patrol and defense Brasilia : The Best Little Air Force---also protects the Amazon Thanks in no small part to one of the world’s most under-appreciated and connected air forces—one carefully tailored precisely for its nation’s purposes—the big green country is well on its way to achieving its goals. And inasmuch as a stronger Brazil means protecting the vital Amazon, the Whole Planet benefits. source info link : https://medium/war-is-boring/the-best-little-air-force-youre-barely-aware-of-9eea17dedf55 MRFPAF note : Nine (9) months after this David Axe article, Brazil had finally signed the contract with Saab to acquire and co-produce thirty (36) Gripen NGs (October 27, 2014) as Brazil future multi-role fighters (MRFs) image 1 : Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) F-5EM, photo by Defense Industry Daily image 2 : Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) A-29 Super Tucanos, photo by Defense Industry Daily image 3 : Brazilian AF (FAB) Super Tucano strikes an illegal airstrip. during Operation Ágata 1, with a Mk 82 bomb. four A-29 flew to a illicit airstrip, about 42 miles (68 km) northeast of the city of São Gabriel da Cachoeira. Eight bombs 230 kg(507 lb) Mk 82 were used for the call to ban the airstrip. The A-29 1 / 3 º Aviation Group (GAV), Squadron Scorpion, made the attack with the use of onboard computers, photo via fab.mil.br
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