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Old 09-08-2009, 02:49   #1
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Brazil to buy 36 fighter jets from France

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Brazil to buy 36 fighter jets from France

The deal, estimated to be worth more than $2 billion, apparently hinged on France's willingness to transfer technology to the Brazilians, a step other bidders including Boeing were reluctant to take
By Chris Kraul
September 8, 2009

Reporting from Bogota, Colombia - Stepping up an aggressive plan to fortify the defense of its valuable natural resources, Brazil said Monday that it had entered into a billion-dollar-plus agreement to buy 36 French fighter jets.

The deal was announced in a statement issued by Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who together took part in Brazil's Independence Day ceremonies in Brasilia. The precise value of the aircraft sale was not released pending final agreement on the terms but observers estimate its value at more than $2 billon.

The French aircraft manufacturer Dassault beat out Boeing and the Swedish aircraft company Saab in the closely watched bidding for one of the larger defense plums in recent years.

A decisive factor was France's willingness to transfer technology to Brazil in the course of supplying it with Rafale fighter jets. Saab, maker of Gripen jets, and Boeing, maker of F-18 Super Hornets, were reluctant to agree to such a transfer, Lula indicated in remarks last week in which he expressed a preference for the French planes....
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Old 09-08-2009, 10:14   #2
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Yeah and France is selling the United States 36 "kill" switches for 36 jets......
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Old 09-08-2009, 10:34   #3
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Yeah and France is selling the United States 36 "kill" switches for 36 jets...
The ones they tested on all those Airbuses...???

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I wonder what Senor Chavez thinks about that?
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Old 09-08-2009, 15:03   #5
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These jets are only capable of flying in reverse at high speeds...
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Old 09-09-2009, 20:14   #6
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The ones they tested on all those Airbuses...???

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Ha! Well played, Richard.
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