EMB 145 SA to Brazil. (Digest).

Embraer has delivered another of its EMB 145 SA aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force, the fourth of a total of eight going to the Sivam programme (Aerial Surveillance System). Five EMB 145 SA and three-145 RS (Remote Sensing) aircraft are slotted to fill the quota. Dubbed the R 99-A by the Brazilians, the EMB 145 Sa is an Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft equipped with an Ericsson Erieye radar mounted over its fuselage for surveillance and monitoring of air and ground traffic, with special systems that intercept and analyse radar and communication signals. In addition to their surveillance and control functions, the aircraft are posted to monitor and control smuggling and drug trafficking activities in the 5.2 sq/km of the Amazon region.