DefenceTalkAirbus Defence and Space has delivered the last of nine P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft modernized with new systems and avionics for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The aircraft has been ferried from Seville, Spain to Salvador de Bahía, Brazil, where it will be based. The nine aircraft were acquired by the FAB from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-completes-p-3-orion-modernisation-for-brazilian-air-force-60279/

DefenceTalkBrazil has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the acquisition of three Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. The three aircraft will progressively be delivered to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) from the end of this year under the terms of an agreement which also includes a five-year Full In Service […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-orders-airbus-c295-search-and-rescue-aircraft-60277/

DefenceTalkBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff told her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday that Brasilia was keen on obtaining air defenses from Moscow and cooperating on nuclear energy. Putin’s visit is part of an ambitious Latin American tour that has already taken him to Cuba and Argentina as he seeks to shore up support for his […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-interested-in-russian-air-defenses-rousseff-60157/

DefenceTalkAgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Brazilian Navy’s Naval Aviation has signed a contract for a major midlife upgrade of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters. The contract, valued in excess of US$160 million (€117 million), includes replacement of the aircraft’s engines with the CTS800-4N product from LHTEC, navigation, displays suite and mission avionics. A comprehensive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazilian-navy-signs-contract-for-lynx-mk21a-upgrade-60017/

DefenceTalkBrazil: The first “built-in-Brazil” EC725 was provided to the Brazilian Navy last Friday, marking a major milestone in Airbus Helicopters’ cooperation with the country to supply mission-ready multi-role rotorcraft for its three military services and to develop a capable national helicopter industry. This milestone aircraft’s handover occurred at the new rotary-wing center of excellence operated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-helicopters-delivers-the-first-ec725-produced-in-brazil-59938/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Brazil for M109A5+ upgrade kits and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $110 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on Jun 11, 2014. The Government […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-to-upgrade-m109-sp-guns-m113-apcs-in-241m-deals-59876/

DefenceTalkBrazil is building five submarines to patrol its massive coast, including one powered by an atomic reactor that would put it in the small club of countries with a nuclear sub. The South American giant is in the process of exploring major oil fields off its shores that could make it one of the world’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-builds-nuclear-submarine-to-patrol-offshore-oil-59773/

DefenceTalkBrazilian aircraft maker Embraer launched a new hangar Tuesday that will be used for the final assembly of its KC-390 military cargo plane, a major step in its expansion into the defense sector. “No one can have any doubt that the defense industry is strategic,” said Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the launch ceremony. “Many […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazils-embraer-moving-into-defense-with-cargo-plane-59659/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Brazil for AGM-84L Harpoon Block II Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $169 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 6, 2014. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-to-buy-agm-84l-harpoon-block-ii-missiles-59513/

DefenceTalkThe Defence Minister of Sweden, Karin Enström, Sweden, and the Defence Minister of Brazil, Celso Amorim, held an official meeting in Stockholm, upon the kind invitation of the Swedish side, on April 3rd, 2014. The Ministers recalled the 2009 Plan of Action of the Sweden-Brazil Strategic Partnership, which early identified the potential of bilateral cooperation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/joint-statement-by-the-defence-ministers-of-sweden-and-brazil-59232/