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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

U.S. placates Brazil over canceled deal

[A-29 Super Tucano]Senior U.S. officials have talked with the Brazilian government in a damage-control exercise after the U.S. Air Force canceled a contract for Brazilian light attack aircraft.

The cancellation comes at a time when the Boeing Co. is campaigning to win a multibillion-dollar Brazilian government contract for up to 36 F-18 fighter jets in a competition with France's Dassault Rafale and Sweden's Saab AB's Gripen NG.

In contrast, the contract for Embraer's Super Tucano light attack aircraft is worth $355 million, likely to increase to $1 billion.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous6/3/12 16:38

    Awesome! We had no business buying Brazilian planes when American companies need the work and have the product! Thanks for waking up.

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