Brazil has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the acquisition of 3 Airbus C295 turboprop aircraft, configured for search an...
First delivery to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will start from the end of this year.
The agreement also includes a 5 year Full In Service Support (FISS) contract.
The 3 SAR aircraft will join the 12 C295 airlifters already operated by FAB, taking the total fleet to 15.
The FAB pilots will be trained in a Full Flight Simulator for the C295 at the Air Base of Manaus-Brasil (BAMN facility).
A fully SAR-configured C295 features chin-mounted EO/IR pod, belly mounted search radar, and four spotter windows.
The four bubble spotter windows offers panoramic coverage during visual search.
The multi-mode search radar provides all weather, day and night detection, localisation, classification, and tracking of targets over water and land. The maximum range is 200 nautical miles.
The Electro Optical /Infrared sensors provide day and night localisation, tracking and identification of targets through thermal or visual detection in adverse weather. It has a range of 20 nm.
It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G turboprop engines.
