Manufacturers threat they see to the sale of fighter Brazil

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The three competitors for the supply of 36 supersonic fighters to the FAB (Brazilian Air Force) fear that the political dispute between the military and the government could prevent the emergence of business up to $ 10 billion this year, says report by Igor Gielow, published on Saturday by Leaf (fully available to subscribers of the newspaper and UOL).



According to the report, French, Americans and Swedes have that assessment, although the difference in interpretation in the case of the latter - appointed by the Air Force as owners of the best offer for your needs in technical report is in the hands of Minister Nelson Jobim ( Defense).

Jobim and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have a predilection for the French Rafale F3, because of the strategic alliance signed with Paris. The plane, however, get almost twice the Gripen NG in the proposed package, and is more expensive than the American Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet.

The sheet states that the option of FAB was held on two factors: the cost to own and operate over the 30 year life of the aircraft, and more open proposal for joint development offered by the Swedes.

For Americans and French, the fact that the Gripen NG is a model still being tested makes it a mystery in terms of cost. In common, all believe it is a good chance that the preference of the FAB be supplanted by Jobim.

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