The Asian market is a growing and significant one for the global arms industry. But it is also a highly competitive one. This article focuses on the evolving South African-Malaysian defense industrial relationship.
The missing ingredient is American air combat exports.
Indian armed forces use DRDO-developed technologies on a routine basis.
Forecast International is projecting that defense spending among African nations will surpass $46 billion by 2018.
The Brazilian decision is part of a pattern of sorting out which legacy aircraft will be produced in the decade ahead.
The Gripen can fit in quite well with Brazilian needs for a fighter aircraft delivered rapidly at a good price.
The Brazilians have chosen the Gripen because of cost and maintainability.
How will Brazil's and India's fighter decisions play into the broader evolution of the military aviation market?
