Embraer Defense & Security delivers the first modernized A-1 fighter jet to the Brazilian Air Force

Embraer delivered the first modernized A-1 (A-1M) fighter jet to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The A-1M program provides for refurbishing and modernizing 43 subsonic AMX jets, 16 of which are already at the Company’s facilities.
The A-1M jet has the capability of performing air-to-ground attack, bombing, tactical air support and reconnaissance missions. The modernized FAB airplanes will receive new systems for navigation, weaponry, oxygen generation, multimode radar, and electronic countermeasures. This equipment, along with structural refurbishment, will allow these jets to continue operating until 2025.
The program also includes providing briefing and debriefing stations.
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