Tag: Rafale

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:49 UTC

  Brazil and India discussing military accord based on the French Rafale fighter jet

  

  President Dilma Rousseff plans to use her New Delhi visit later this week to sound out Indian leaders on the French Rafale fighter jet, which she is considering buying to beef up Brazil's air force.

• Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 06:12 UTC

  Following on the Indian deal, France expects Brazil will purchase Rafale fighter jets

  

  French Defence minister Gerard Longuet said that following on the deal to sell 126 Dassault Rafale fighter jets to India, Paris is hopeful it can seal a similar contract with Brazil.

• Thursday, February 2nd 2012 - 22:15 UTC

  France bags 10.4bn deal to supply 126 Rafale combat planes to Indian Air Force

  

  The French Dassault Rafale has won the 10.4 billion dollars deal to supply 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) to the Indian Air Force (IAF), India’s biggest arms deal which is also the world’s largest in recent years in terms of value as the contract is likely to go up to 20 billion.

• Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 01:31 UTC

  Brazil will hold off plans for fighter jets purchase for another twelve months

  

  Brazil will hold off plans to purchase new fighter jets until at least 2012 as the government cuts spending to fight the global economic crisis, Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said in New York.

• Sunday, July 10th 2011 - 05:50 UTC

  Brazil confirms the multibillion fighter jet deal postponed until early 2012

  

  The Brazilian government will not review multibillion-dollar bids for a fighter jet deal until the start of 2012, Defence Minister Nelson Jobim told reporters in France.

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 07:16 UTC

  Brazil’s purchase of 36 fighter jets will be made in 2012 says Rousseff

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed this week that the purchase of 36 fighter jets for the country's Air Force and involving billions of dollars but which has been postponed for years will be made in 2012.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2011 - 06:55 UTC

  “Brazil has no money to buy jet fighters” in 2011 confirms top official

  

  The Brazilian government has “no money to buy jet fighters” in 2011 confirmed Finance minister Guido Mantega in reference to the tender for the purchase of at least 36 modern aircraft and for which France, United States and Sweden are competing.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 00:10 UTC

  US offering Brazil “significant technology transfer” in jet fighters operation

  

  Brazil would receive a “significant technology transfer” if it buys US-made fighter jets, a US Defence Department official said, seeking to ease concerns before Brazil selects a winning bidder.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 13:31 UTC

  Brazil cuts defence budget but purchase of 36 new jets remains on the agenda

  

  Brazil's government will cut 4,2 billion Brazilian Real (approximately 2.4 billion USD) from its 15.17 billion defense budget this year under proposed fiscal tightening, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim announced this week.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 19:20 UTC

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Will Reanalyze Offers to Buy Jets

  

  The Brazilian president has decided to postpone the purchase of fighter jets.