The Link-BR2 is a Brazilian military

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developed by the

Brazilian Air Force The Brazilian Air Force (, FAB) is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Brazilian Brazilian Army Aviation (1919–1941), Army and Brazilian Naval Aviation, Nav ...

and the defence company

AEL Sistemas AEL Sistemas S.A. is a Brazilian-based defence electronics company. The company is a subsidiary of Elbit Systems with 25 percent acquired by the Embraer Embraer S.A. () is a Brazilian multinational aerospace corporation. It develops and manuf ...

. The system entered in operation in December 2020, and was conceived in the early-2010s, by the necessity of

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of a communication system to the exchange of information between all military of the country. The Link-BR2 allow the exchange of data such radar information, videos and images with other units of the three branches anytime and anywhere, using an advanced encrypted protocol with a high degree of security. In the Air Force, the F-39E Gripen, F-5M, A1-M and the

A-29 Super Tucano The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano (English: ''Super Toucan''), also named ALX or A-29, is a Brazilian turboprop light attack and counter-insurgency aircraft designed and built by Embraer as a development of the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. The A-29 S ...

, will operate this system. The E-99 AEW&C and facilities in the ground also will be part of the datalink. Other air units are the UAVs and the

KC-390 The Embraer C-390 Millennium is a medium-size, twin-engine, jet-powered military transport aircraft designed and produced by the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer. It is the heaviest aircraft the company has constructed to date. Work on ...

in active service and the future

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s to planned service for 2022. A major part of the tests campaign was conducted by the Fourteenth Aviation Group (1º/14º GAV) based in the

Canoas Air Force Base Canoas Air Force Base – ALA3 is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Canoas, near Porto Alegre, Brazil. History The history of Canoas Air Force Base begins in 1937, when the 3rd Army Aviation Regiment (3º RAv) was transferred from ...

in the Rio Grade do Sul state.

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