Embraer R-99

The Embraer R-99 is the Brazilian Air Force designation of the EMB-145-RS, a family of special-mission aircraft built on the ERJ 145 regional jet airframe. The versions include the E-99 for airborne early warning and control, the R-99 for remote sensing and the P-99 for maritime patrol. Development began in the 1990s from an Air Force need for an early warning platform, and the aircraft flew in 1999 and entered operational service two years later, typically powered by two Rolls-Royce AE1 3007 turbofans. The Hellenic, Mexican and Indian air forces are export customers, and the type has been used in the response to the loss of Air France Flight 447, the 2011 intervention in Libya and the SIVAM Amazon surveillance programme. During the 2010s the Air Force modernised its R-99 fleet.