Editing Brazilian Armed Forces (section)

==Communications and territorial surveillance==
The Brazilian territory corresponds to 47.3% of the South American continent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.int/brazil/brasil/brazil-land.htm|title=Brazil – Land|last=<!--not specified-->|date=<!--not specified-->|website=Permanent Missions|publisher=United Nations|at=Geography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023154830/http://www.un.int/brazil/brasil/brazil-land.htm|archive-date=23 October 2014|access-date=<!--not specified-->}}</ref> and its land border is over 16.000&nbsp;km and 4,5 million km2 of sea territory.<ref name="SISFRON">{{cite web |url=http://www.epex.eb.mil.br/index.php/sisfron |title=SISFRON |website=[[Brazilian Army]] |language=pt}}</ref> With the objective of ensuring Brazil's sovereignty, strategic monitoring and communications projects have been launched in recent years.

===SGDC===
[[File:23062020 Cerimônia de Inauguração do Centro de Operações Espaciais Principal (COPE-P).jpg|thumb|right|Inauguration of the ''Space Operations Center'' in Brasília, June 2020.]]
The ''Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellites'' or ''SGDC'', are geostationary communication satellites developed by the [[Brazilian Air Force]] and the [[Brazilian Space Agency]], created with the objective of operating strategic military, government and civil communications, also offering broadband internet throughout the national territory.<ref name="SGDC">{{cite web |url=https://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/35918/ESPA%C3%87O%20-%20Cerim%C3%B4nia%20marca%20inaugura%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20das%20instala%C3%A7%C3%B5es%20do%20Centro%20de%20Opera%C3%A7%C3%B5es%20Espaciais |title=Cerimônia marca inauguração das instalações do Centro de Operações Espaciais |website=[[Brazilian Air Force]] |date=June 24, 2020|language=pt}}</ref> The first satellite called [[SGDC-1]], was launched in 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g1.globo.com/ciencia-e-saude/noticia/governo-lanca-satelite-que-permitira-acesso-a-banda-larga-em-areas-remotas.ghtml |title=Brasil lança satélite que permitirá acesso à banda larga em áreas remotas |work=[[G1 (website)|G1]], Brasília |date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=June 25, 2020|language=pt}}</ref> and the [[SGDC-2]] has planned to launch in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Henry |first=Caleb |url=https://spacenews.com/brazil-to-order-second-dual-civil-military-communications-satellite/ |title=Brazil to order second dual civil-military communications satellite |work=[[SpaceNews]] |date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> The ''Space Operations Center'' (COPE) was inaugurated in 2020, subordinated to the [[Aerospace Operations Command]], with the objective of operating the satellites.<ref name="SGDC"/>

===SISFRON===
[[File:Ponta Pora radar station (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Ponta Porã radar station]]
The ''Integrated Border Monitoring System'' (SISFRON) is a border system developed by the [[Brazilian Army]] for supporting operational employment decisions, operating in an integrated manner with all defense systems in the country, whose purpose is to strengthen the presence and capacity for monitoring and action in the national land border strip. Was conceived at the initiative of the Army Command, as a result of the approval of the ''National Defense Strategy'' in 2008, which guides the organization of the Armed Forces.<ref name="SISFRON"/> The ''SISFRON'' are deployed along the 16,886 kilometers of the border line, favoring the employment of organizations subordinate to the North, West, Southern and the Amazon military commands.<ref name="SISFRON"/>

===SisGAAz===
The ''Blue Amazon Management System'', is a surveillance system developed by the [[Brazilian Navy]], in order to oversee the [[Exclusive economic zone of Brazil|Blue Amazon]], the country's exclusive economic zone and a resource-rich area covering about {{convert|4500000|km2||abbr=on|sp=us}} off the Brazilian coast. This area is home to a huge diversity of [[Marine life|marine species]], valuable metallic minerals and other [[Mineral|mineral resources]], [[petroleum]], and the world's second largest [[Rare-earth element|rare-earth]] reserve.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brasil tem segunda maior reserva mundial de terras raras, mas não aparece entre os maiores produtores|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/brasil-tem-segunda-maior-reserva-mundial-de-terras-raras-mas-nao-aparece-entre-os-maiores-produtores-23703560|publisher=O Globo|language=pt|date=30 May 2019}}</ref> The SisGAAz integrates equipment and systems composed of radars incorporated on land and vessels, as well as high resolution cameras and features such as the fusion of information received from collaborative systems.<ref>{{cite news |title=SisGAAz: Proteção e Monitoramento das Águas Jurisdicionais Brasileiras|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/sisgaaz-protecao-e-monitoramento-das-aguas-jurisdicionais-brasileiras|website=Brazilian Navy|language=pt}}</ref>

===Link-BR2===
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The ''Link-BR2'' is a datalink developed by the Air Force and the Brazilian defence company [[AEL Sistemas]], this technology 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=FAB coloca para rodar sistema de última geração feito para o caça Gripen|url=https://veja.abril.com.br/blog/radar/fab-coloca-para-rodar-sistema-de-ultima-geracao-feito-para-o-caca-gripen|website=Veja|date=16 December 2020|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FAB prepara os testes de voo do Projeto Link-BR2|url=https://tecnodefesa.com.br/fab-prepara-os-testes-de-voo-do-projeto-link-br2|website=Tecnodefesa|date=1 December 2020|language=pt}}</ref>