ASSESSMENTS

Brazil: The Air Force's Financial and Political Pinch

Mar 3, 2005 | 03:26 GMT

Summary

The Brazilian air force recently announced that a $700 million program to purchase 12 fighter aircraft was canceled because the aircraft would be technologically obsolete by the time they were purchased and delivered. But it is more likely that the deal was called off for financial and political reasons.

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