Country catalog

Brazil Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems built or assembled in Brazil, including aircraft & uavs, artillery, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

5 weapon systems

5Catalog records

4Equipment categories

7Leading builders shown

8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Aircraft & UAVs2 Artillery1 Munitions1 Naval Systems1

Builder Links

AMX International1 Avibras Industria Aeroespacial1 Avibras Industria Aeroespacial SA1 Embraer Defense & Security1 Mazagon Dock Limited1 Naval Group1 Sierra Nevada Corporation1

Conflict Coverage

2001 War in Afghanistan22014 Yemen Civil War21964 Colombian Armed Conflict11980 Iran-Iraq War11990 Gulf War11992 Bosnian War11999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force12009 Boko Haram Insurgency1

AMX International AMX, Light attack and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

1992 Bosnian War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +3 moreAMX International AMXLight attack and reconnaissance aircraftBuilt by: AMX InternationalThe AMX International AMX is an Italian-Brazilian light attack and reconnaissance jet developed by Aeritalia, Aermacchi, and Embraer for close support, interdiction, and tactical reconnaissance. Italian AMX aircraft saw sourced operational use from NATO missions over Bosnia and Kosovo through Afghanistan, Libya, and Kuwait-based anti-Daesh ISR sorties, while Brazil modernized its A-1 fleet as the A-1M.

A-29 Super Tucano, Turboprop light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

2001 War in Afghanistan, 1964 Colombian Armed Conflict +2 moreA-29 Super TucanoTurboprop light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraftBuilt by: Embraer Defense & Security / Sierra Nevada CorporationThe A-29 Super Tucano is an Embraer-designed turboprop light attack, armed reconnaissance, and advanced-training aircraft built for counter-insurgency and austere-base operations. Documented combat use includes Afghan laser-guided bomb strikes against Taliban targets, Colombian counter-FARC precision strikes, Burkinabe counter-terror air operations in the Sahel, and Nigerian close air support against Boko Haram and ISWAP.

ASTROS II, Wheeled multiple launch rocket system, Artillery

1980 Iran-Iraq War, 1990 Gulf War +1 moreASTROS IIWheeled multiple launch rocket systemBuilt by: Avibras Industria AeroespacialThe ASTROS II is a Brazilian Avibras wheeled multiple launch rocket system built around modular launch boxes for SS-series artillery rockets. It appears in this catalog through Iraqi use in the Iran-Iraq War, Saudi and Iraqi Gulf War service, and documented Saudi-led coalition ASTROS cluster-rocket evidence in Yemen.

SS-60 Mk4 Cluster Rocket, 300 mm unguided cluster artillery rocket, Munitions

2014 Yemen Civil WarSS-60 Mk4 Cluster Rocket300 mm unguided cluster artillery rocketBuilt by: Avibras Industria Aeroespacial SAThe SS-60 Mk4 is a Brazilian 300 mm ASTROS-family unguided artillery rocket made by Avibras for long-range area fires. In the 2014 Yemen Civil War, open-source investigations identified SS-60 Mk4-marked rocket remnants and Brazilian ASTROS cluster munition rockets after Saudi-led coalition strikes in Saada governorate.

Scorpene-class submarine, Diesel-electric attack submarine, Naval Systems

Scorpene-class submarineDiesel-electric attack submarineBuilt by: Naval Group / Mazagon Dock LimitedThe Scorpene-class submarine is a Naval Group conventional attack-submarine family adapted for Chile, Malaysia, India, Brazil, and Indonesia. It remains a relationship-only catalog entry because the strongest public sources support export service, local construction, trials, and carried weapons rather than direct Scorpene combat use in a named armed conflict.