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Brazil Requests Assault Amphibious Vehicles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 31 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Brazil for 26 Assault Amphibious Vehicles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $233 million. The Government of Brazil has requested the possible sale of 26 Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs)/Reliability, [...]
Iveco Delivers First Guarani AFV to Brazilian Army
Eurosatory provided Iveco with the opportunity to deliver the first Guarani pre-series unit to the Brazilian Army at a ceremony with Alfredo Altavilla, Iveco CEO and General Sinclair James Mayer, head of the Brazilian Army’s Science and Technology Department. The 6×6 Amphibious Armoured Vehicle, named Guarani by the Brazilian Army and also known as VBTP, [...]
Austerity Measures to Delay Soldier Modernisation Efforts
Many soldier modernization programs have been delayed or reduced in scope due to budgetary pressures and technology issues. Despite such obstacles, there still exists significant growth opportunities, particularly in many untapped European and Asian programs. The genesis of soldier modernization programs began in the early 1990s when military forces sensed the need to reposition their [...]
The UAV Market 2012-2022: Technologies for ISR & Counter Insurgency
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming increasingly important for militaries worldwide. UAVs are expected to perform key roles in current and future forces, thus providing robust demand over the next decade. UAVs are taking on a range of battlefield tasks, and have proven critical to intelligence gathering, targeting, and situational awareness; while armed UAVs are [...]
Brazil readies 15,000 security forces for Rio summit
The Brazilian military will coordinate the deployment of 15,000 security personnel during next month’s UN summit on sustainable development here, Defense Minister Celso Amorim said Monday. He said the army would deploy 8,000 troops who will be assisted by 7,000 police personnel. “We did very detailed planning, with a lot of people and equipment to [...]
South America doubled military spending in five years
Military spending across South America has doubled in the past five years, although there is no noticeable arms race, a report published by a regional grouping said Friday. From 2006 to 2010, annual spending went from $17.6 billion to $33.2 billion among the 12 members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), the group [...]
Exocet MM40 Successfully Test-Fired With Its New Brazilian Motor
The Brazilian Navy has successfully carried out a firing trial of an Exocet MM40 missile, equipped with a motor developed, produced and certified by Avibras in partnership with MBDA. This is the first time that the Brazilian Navy has carried out such a test which represents the country’s autonomy in obtaining anti-ship missile motors which, [...]
The Rise of Embraer
The story of how Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. (Embraer) became one of the leading aircraft manufacturers in the world and one of the most successful instances of neoliberal privatization policy has become a case study. Established in August 19, 1969 as a government-controlled company, Embraer began building the EMB-326 Xavante advanced trainer under license [...]
Experts meet in Vienna for nuclear non-proliferation talks
Some 1,000 delegates from 190 countries gathered here Monday for the first of three sessions of preparatory talks for a 2015 conference reviewing progress on halting the spread of nuclear weapons. The purpose of the “PrepCom” meeting until May 11 is to evaluate the implementation of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and to make recommendations [...]
