Aerospace Operations Command

Aerospace Operations Command
Comando de Operações Aeroespaciais
Coat of arms
Active	2017; 7 years ago (2017)[1]
Country	Brazil
Type	Air and space command
Part of	Brazilian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Brasília, Federal District
Nickname(s)	COMAE
Motto(s)	Ascendere Et Delere (Latin for "Ascend and Destroy")

The Aerospace Operations Command (Portuguese: Comando de Operações Aeroespaciais, COMAE) is a joint command of the Brazilian Armed Forces in charge of planning, coordinating and conducting the employment of aerospace assets. Although part of the Brazilian Air Force's structure, it includes personnel from the Brazilian Army and Navy. COMAE is the central body in the Brazilian Aerospace Defense System (Portuguese: Sistema de Defesa Aeroespacial Brasileiro, SISDABRA) and as such, it is directly responsible for the aerospace defense of Brazilian territory and may control Air Force, Army and Navy units.

SISDABRA detects aerial threats through Integrated Air Defense and Air Traffic Control Centers (Portuguese: Centros Integrados de Defesa Aérea e Controle de Tráfego Aéreo, CINDACTA), an infrastructure it shares with the Department of Airspace Control's civilian activities. The central body also controls communications and command and control systems and can then direct active aerospace defenses (interceptor aircraft and air defense forces).

Unlike its predecessor, the Brazilian Aerospace Defense Command (Portuguese: Comando de Defesa Aeroespacial Brasileiro, COMDABRA), COMAE coordinates missions beyond aerospace defense, such as airlift, search and rescue, maritime patrol and joint Ministry of Defense operations. Its role within the Air Force is comparable to the Army's Land Operations Command and the Navy's Naval Operations Command.