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Originally Posted by Happy Times
BTW whats the latest news with the Brasilian search for a new fighter? Has it been decided?
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Yes, it has been cancelled because all the money is being handed-out to the poorest people in the poorest regions on the re-election strategy of the President.
It has been decided to purchase a few modern but used Mirage from the French Air Force, for a price that even though is fair to France is still not worth it, so we're replacing the old Mirages for used newer models, it's the worst possible choice considering how far better it would've been to transfer the technology and build these Mirages over here, it is also a complete disrespect with the Air Force considering they were NOT heard or asked on the purchase! Which is also a complete disrespect with the competitors of the original program which invested to bring planes down here for demostrations, paid for Officers to travel for demonstrations and sent their own representatives down here for interviews and negociations, and also spent on marketing, all for nothing.
This choice smells, Brazil is a client of France, we bought a useless Carrier from them, we bought without negociating a brand-new presidential executive Jet from them, now we buy used modern fighters from them, what the HECK! Then we get the "Year of Brazil in France"? I wonder why...
Anapolis, the largest Air Base of the country and the most important one as it defends the core of this country is doing an amazing job considering the cuts on their budget, we cannot put all our squadrons in the Air because there's no money to pay for Pilots and no money to pay for maintenance, we have Hangars full of planes eating dust because money is being wasted elsewhere.
The SIVAM project, which is the control of the Amazon Air Space by installing ground radars and putting a few AWACS in the air, plus the squadrons to enforce the control, has almost been shut down this year because the government IGNORED(!!!) it when working on the budget, the Air Force tried consistently to alert to the lack of funds to no avail., they look down upon the Military and did not listened to the calls. So the Air Force sent a FAX(!) to the Senate BEGGING for the funding, warning that if they don't get the money Raytheon will have to pull the plug and execute the "Banco do Brasil" which is a STATE OWNED BANK for christ's sake, they LOOSE regardless if they fund it or not! The Senate heard the appeal, quickly organized a session and managed to vote the funding on the same day.
Nothing else could be expected from the most incompetent, corrupt and paternalist government in the history of the country.