Fórum Defesa Brasil

DATE:26/08/08
SOURCE:Flight International
Brazil nears first cut for F-X2 fighter bidders
By Stephen Trimble

The Brazilian air force is "very shortly" expected to narrow the competitive field for its F-X2 fighter requirement from six bidders to only two or three, ahead of a scheduled contract award next year.

The current field is understood to cover the Boeing F/A-18E/F Block II Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed Martin F-16BR, Saab Gripen NG and Sukhoi Su-30.

Lockheed confirms that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not be offered for the Brazilian order, which requires the selected manufacturer to transfer all technology required to maintain the aircraft.

"The F-16BR has been developed to satisfy the originating requirements, inventory and delivery dates, offset and industrial co-operation - all while providing the Brazilian air force with the most advanced and capable F-16 available," Lockheed says. However, the company referred questions about further details of its bid to the US government.

Boeing plans to offer the Super Hornet with Raytheon's APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar "at the heart of the avionics suite", says Bob Gower, the company's vice-president for F/A-18 programmes.

Gower downplays concerns about US government restrictions on technology transfer to a country such as Brazil. "The trend - if you look back over the last 30 years, it's going in the right direction," he says. "This is an opportunity to keep that trend going and accelerate it."

Brazil's requirement is for an initial batch of 32-36 multirole fighters, although its total purchase could eventually reach 120 aircraft.

Wolfgang escreveu:Por conta do timming também, assim como a Índia?

Lockheed confirms that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not be offered for the Brazilian order, which requires the selected manufacturer to transfer all technology required to maintain the aircraft.

Wolfgang escreveu:Xiii, então se a Boeing não pular do barco também, pode crer que abrirão os códigos... ou não?
Acho que o Brasil está pedindo demais. Nem a Rússia vai oferecer tudo para que se mantenha os caças... O que acha, Sintra? Esse tipo de pedido da FAB é comum? Penso que não.

abs

Fabio

projeto escreveu:O pior é ressucitarem o F-16...

Abraços

Julgo que o principal problema numa eventual proposta do F/A-35 neste momento e nos tempos mais próximos, foi o que sempre disse, a impossíbilidade da LM fazer uma proposta com o preço fechado.

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Gower downplays concerns about US government restrictions on technology transfer to a country such as Brazil. "The trend - if you look back over the last 30 years, it's going in the right direction," he says. "This is an opportunity to keep that trend going and accelerate it."

Esta frase... Um bocado arrogante, não?

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É normal, talvez não o seja para um nº de aviões tão pequeno, mas é relativamente comum. Neste momento tenho conhecimento de um contrato (Arabia Saudita), um RFP (India) e dois RFI´s (Japão, Grécia) com pedidos idênticos ou ainda mais abrangentes (construção de linha montagem local).