DefenceTalkElbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for the supply of a Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The Hermes 900, which will be equipped with a new and advanced intelligence gathering system considered as a breakthrough operational solution, will be operated by FAB in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/elbit-systems-contract-brazil-hermes-900-uas-59146/

DefenceTalkThe first two upgraded AS365 Panther K2 rotorcraft will be delivered this month by Airbus Helicopters’ Helibras subsidiary to the Brazilian Army Aviation Command (AvEx), providing a modernized platform with more power, updated avionics and increased mission capability. These deliveries follow the signature in Brasília of an amendment standardizing the modifications introduced to the helicopter’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/helibras-delivers-upgraded-as365-panther-k2-helicopters-to-the-brazilian-army-59029/

DefenceTalkBrazil is planning to build its first aircraft carrier to replace its aging only model as part of a steady upgrade to its armed forces, Defense Minister Celso Amorim said Tuesday. In recent years Brazil has purchased submarines, helicopters and supersonic aircraft via technology transfer agreements with the proviso that the hardware is made in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-to-build-own-aircraft-carrier-defense-minister-58974/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has signed a contract on deliveries of the RBS 70 VSHORAD (very short range air defence system) to the Brazilian Army. The order has a value of approximately MSEK 80 and comprises deliveries of man-portable launchers, missiles and associated equipment. First deliveries of materiel are scheduled during 2014. The deal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-signs-contract-for-rbs-70-with-brazilian-army-58913/

DefenceTalkThe Brazilian Army has awarded Thales contracts for the delivery of Sotas communication systems for various vehicle programs, such as the new Guarani vehicle, the Cascavel, the M113 and the Urutu refurbishment programs. The systems will be delivered in June 2014. A transfer of maintenance to the end-user is part of the contract. A first […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazilian-army-selects-thaless-intercom-systems-for-vehicles-50710/

DefenceTalkPresident Rafael Correa has pulled Ecuador out of a 1947 hemispheric mutual defense treaty on Wednesday on grounds it is outdated, the foreign ministry announced Wednesday. The move was the latest in a shift away from US-led security arrangements in the region by Ecuador and other leftist Latin American allies. The foreign ministry said Correa […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ecuador-pulls-out-of-regional-mutual-defense-treaty-50264/

DefenceTalkSwedish aerospace maker Saab won a $5 billion contract to equip the Brazilian air force with 36 new fighter jets, Defense Minister Celso Amorim announced Wednesday. Saab’s Gripen, a state-of-the-art multi-role fighter jet, beat its two rivals — the Rafale, made by France’s Dassault company, and US aviation giant Boeing’s F/A-18 fighter — for the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-picks-swedens-gripen-fighter-jet-49969/

DefenceTalkFrance will lose out in its bid to win a multibillion-dollar fighter jet contract with Brazil, the Folha de Sao Paulo daily reported Saturday. The newspaper set France’s $4 billion proposal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, from a consortium led by French giant Dassault, will be shot down for cost reason. It did not say […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-loses-out-on-brazil-jets-deal-report-49939/

DefenceTalkToday Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, celebrated the delivery of the 400th GRIFO radar, which is to be used by the Brazilian Air Force. The company, based out of the Lombard Aerospace District, marked the occasion with a ceremony at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, in Milan, Italy. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazilian-air-force-takes-delivery-of-400th-grifo-radar-49824/

DefenceTalkBrazil said Wednesday it hopes to develop state-of-the-art combat aircraft with Russia, and purchase surface-to-air missile batteries from Moscow. Brasilia is already in talks with other countries to modernize its air force by purchasing 36 fighter jets valued at up to $5 billion. US firm Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet is competing against the Rafale made […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-aims-to-build-advanced-fighter-jets-with-russia-49419/