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[[Image:EMB R-99A.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Embraer]] R-99A [[Airborne Early Warning & Control|AEW&C]] platform]]
The '''[[Embraer]] R-99''' is a conversion of the [[Embraer ERJ 145 family|ERJ 145]] civil [[regional jet]] airliner, for military purposes. Both variations were designed by the [[Brazilian Air Force]] and [[Raytheon]]. The R-99 series are equipped with [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] [[Rolls-Royce AE 3007|AE 3007]] engines, though are modified to provide 20% more thrust than the civil version. The first flight was in [[1999 in aviation|1999]].

The '''R-99A''' is an [[Airborne Early Warning & Control]] aircraft, equipped with the [[Erieye]] airborne [[radar]] from [[Ericsson|Ericsson AB]] of [[Sweden]]. The FAB claims that it has 95% of the capability of the larger [[AWACS]] aircraft which are in service in the [[air force]]s of some other nations.

[[Image:EMB R-99B.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Embraer]] R-99B [[remote sensing]] platform]]
The '''R-99B''' is an [[remote sensing]] aircraft. It employs a [[synthetic aperture radar]], combination electro-optical and [[FLIR]] systems as well as a multi-spectral scanner. The aircraft also possesses signal intelligence and C3I capabilities.

The P-99 is the maritime patrol version of the R-99. It shares much of the same sensor suite as the R-99B, but most visibly, lacks the multi-spectral scanner and the side-looking radar. It retains many of the [[C3I]] and [[ELINT]] capabilities of the R-99B. The P-99 also carries four under-wing hard points, which can be mounted with a variety of torpedoes and/or anti-ship missiles. [[Mexico]] was the launch customer for this variant.

In [[Brazil|Brazilian]] service, the R-99A and R-99B are based in [[Anapolis AFB, Brazil|Anapolis AFB]]. Five R-99As and three R-99Bs are operated by the Air Force as part of the [[Sistema de Vigilância da Amazônia|SIVAM]] program. [[Greece]] and more recently [[India]] are also customers of the R-99A.

===Operators===
* Brazil, Greece, India.

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[[Category:Military Aircraft]]