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onsdag, januari 19, 2011

Brazil to review F-X2 fighter requirement, says Roussef

Less than three weeks into her tenure as Brazil's newly elected president, Dilma Roussef has indicated that the Brazilian air force's F-X2 fighter procurement programme will be placed on hold and undergo a review.

Sources in Brasília suggest the programme review could allow the entry of other contenders beyond previously shortlisted finalists the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale and Saab Gripen NG, with the Eurofighter Typhoon and Sukhoi Su-35BM as prime candidates.
However, Brazilian air force sources say no further contestants will be examined, because this could delay considerably a decision that is already 10 years behind schedule.

Swedish Saab Gripen NG:




American Boeing F/A-18E/F




French Dassault Rafale:



The 2 prime candidates

"European" Eurofighter Typhoon
 


Russian Sukhoi Su-35BM:

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