2014-01-17 Africa is starting to evolve into an attractive customer in the international arms market due to strong economic growth, providing opportunities for both international and African defense companies, according to Forecast International. Over the next decade, the gross domestic product (GDP) among African countries is expected to rise by…
2014-01-02 Normally, a decision by a relatively small air force to purchase combat aircraft is of significance to the competitors and not to the global market. But the decision by Brazil to purchase the new variant of Gripen comes at the juncture of several other market decisions which bring legacy…
2013-12-19 By Kenneth Maxwell Brazil announced on Wednesday December 18, 20013, that it had chosen the Swedish Saab Gripen NG for its new fleet of combat jet fighters for the Brazilian Air Force. Boeing's F-18 and France's Rafale were the competitors. The announcement came less than a week after President…
2013-12-19 Shortly after the French leadership left Brazil after working hard for a Rafael deal in Brazil, the Brazilian government announced their decision: Gripen. The F-18 became a casualty of the NSA scandal – the President of Brazil did not find it amusing having had her emails read by a…
2013-12-13 by Robbin Laird In spite of economic difficulties in the U.S. and Europe, the decade ahead will be a significant one in the purchase and deployment of new fighter aircraft. No countries are more important in this evolution outside of Europe and the Asian Rim than India and Brazil.…
2013-12-13 by Kenneth Maxwell President Francois Hollande has just completed a two day State Visit to Brazil. He was returning from South Africa where he had attended the ceremonies in Pretoria for Nelson Mandela. He stopped over in the Central African Republic on the way to Brazil where he has committed French troops.…
2013-12-03 by Robbin Laird The challenge of reshaping Pacific defense to deal with the various strategic challenges of the 21st century – the Arctic opening, SLOC and maritime trade conveyer belt security, North Korea and the dynamics of the second nuclear age, and the reaching out into the Pacific by…
2013-11-27 by Dean Wingrin Whilst Boeing airliners are well known and operated in almost every country of the world, Boeing are more selective as to whom they sell their military products. Up to now, the African activities of Boeing Defence, Space & Security have been restricted to North Africa. This,…
