Super Lynx: Eyes and Ears of the Brazilian Fleet

January 25, 2012

In 2010, the Brazilian Navy participated in the Joint Warrior 101 exercise off the coast of Scotland, at the Royal Navy’s invitation. The frigate Independência (Amazon class) had an embarked air detachment equipped with a Super Lynx multi-mission helicopter belonging to the 1st Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter Squadron, headquartered at the São Pedro da Aldeia Naval Air Base in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazilian southeast.

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