Russia to deliver attack helicopters to Brazil this year

[Judi Lynn]

Russia to deliver attack helicopters to Brazil this year

April 07, 2009

Russia will start deliveries of Mi-35 Hind attack helicopters to Brazil by the end of 2009, a senior government official said on Monday.

The Russian helicopter beat off fierce competition from the Augusta A-129 Mangusta and the Eurocopter AS-665 Tiger to win a Brazilian tender last fall.

"We have recently signed a contract to deliver 12 Mi-35 helicopters to Brazil. The first deliveries will start by the end of this year or the beginning of 2010," said Alexander Fomin, deputy director of the Federal Service on Military-Technical Cooperation. The official said the contract was worth about $150 million.

The Mi-35 Hind E is an improved export version of the famed Mi-24 attack helicopter, which combines high fire power with a troop transport capability.

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Anyone want to bet on whether or not the trolls will chew the scenery over Lula getting military helicopters from Russia, the way they did with Venezuela and airplanes?

It was wry seeing there were 2 or 3 who struck on the Lula thread in the last week or so. First time ever any "enemies" of Lula crawled in to attack him, the man who is currently called (by President Obama) the "World's Most Popular President."

[Judi Lynn]

1. Defense: Russia may allow Brazil to produce its fifth-generation fighters under license

Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Defense: Russia may allow Brazil to produce its fifth-generation fighters under license

RIA Novost reports Russia may allow Brazil to produce its fifth-generation fighters under a license in the future, a senior Russian government official said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

"We are discussing with the well-known Brazilian company Embraer the transfer of technology and the construction of facilities for the future licensed production of the aircraft, including the fifth-generation fighter," said Alexander Fomin, deputy director of the Federal Service on Military-Technical Cooperation.

Russia's advanced multirole fighter is being developed by the Sukhoi aircraft maker, part of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), along with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), under a preliminary intergovernmental agreement signed in October 2007.

The first prototype is scheduled to make its maiden flight before the end of 2009.

Last November, Russia and Brazil signed a series of agreements on military technology cooperation which emphasize the protection of intellectual property rights and technology secrets.

http://ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com/2009/04/defense-russia-may-allow-brazil-to.html