Mirage IIIEBR/DBR na Forca Aerea Brasileira - FAB (Mirage IIIEBR/DBR In the Brazilian Air Force)

Until the late 1960s, Brazil still based its air defense concepts on World War II knowledge, far removed from the realities of that era, in a world plunged into the Cold War. With the introduction of Mirage IIIEBR and DBR, the Brazilian Air Force began a new stage in its mission as guardian of Brazilian airspace. In 1972 the first military supersonic aircraft were put into service in Brazilian skies and with them a whole new conception of interception and aerial superiority.