Saab shares ‘detailed information’ on Gripen with Canada as part of ‘dual fleet’ pitch
Amid strained relations between the US and Canada, Saab is positioning its fighter as an alternative to American-made F-35s.
Amid strained relations between the US and Canada, Saab is positioning its fighter as an alternative to American-made F-35s.
“To be honest with you, my perspective is that for the C-390, there is no way to have two completion centers in the region,” said Bosco da Costa Jr., the CEO of Embraer’s defense business.
The defense conglomerate announced new facilities for two of its subsidiaries, half a world away.
The Brazilian navy and the UK's Royal Navy have signed a letter of intent to acquire the HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark.
The Emirati firm has aggressively pursued growth in Latin America after establishing its first international office in Brazil.
As several countries pursue new fighter jets, experts told Breaking Defense it’s more about avoiding obsolescence than a southern arms race.
Slovakian fixed wing air transport capabilities are currently covered by seven aging L-410 light and two Leonardo C-27J Spartan medium tactical lift platforms, but both are due to be cut from service under a new transport aviation replacement effort.
“Aerospace cooperation is important to both Sweden and Brazil. The new letter of intent provides a basis for us to further deepen this cooperation,” Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson said in a statement.
Last year, Sweden decided to reassess how to move forward with a replacement of six Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules after an attempt to procure used C-130J Super Hercules unexpectedly failed to meet requirements.
With little military threat on the immediate horizon, most South American countries continue to rely on decades-old subs. Brazil is an outlier.
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Analysts told Breaking Defense there might be a couple reasons firms that are going big in the Middle East, Europe and Latin America won't be in Washington next week.
Abu Dhabi-based EDGE Group has made several high-profile plays to establish itself in the Brazilian market.
EDGE, a conglomerate of more than 25 subsidiaries, is looking to Brazil as entry into a “niche region that has the ambitions to build up their militaries but don’t face pressing military threats,” one analyst said.
The Emirati conglomerate is "trying to find a niche region that has the ambitions to build up their militaries but don't face pressing military threats," analyst Ryan Bohl told Breaking Defense.