Over the past few years, through the dissemination of various documents, the Brazilian Army has expressed its intentions to enhance its air defense capabilities with the acquisition of a new medium-range air defense system. Currently, the Army’s Anti-Aircraft Artillery Groups are equipped with various short-range missile and cannon systems. These include the Gepard vehicles, as well as the Igla and RBS 70 NG missile systems.
In recent months, the Brazilian Army has published several requests for proposals in its Official Bulletin, both from the local industry (associated with foreign companies) and abroad. One such request, identified as “request for quote” (RFQ) No. 01/2023, aimed to assess supply capacity and conduct a price investigation, was officially announced in November of the past year. It is worth noting that this procurement project is framed within the Army’s Strategic Air Defense Program (Prg EE DAAe).
One of the latest developments reported was the official release of document EB70-RO-10.001, originally published internally on November 9, which approved the operational requirements for the future medium-range air defense system.
The document mentions a series of requirements necessary for any proposal submitted to the institution, highlighting the need for integration and coordination with the Brazilian Army’s current air defense assets, both at the command and control level and for aerospace surveillance systems based on the force’s existing radars, as well as with other systems present in the Brazilian Air Force and Brazilian Navy.
Regarding their deployment and use, the future systems must have the necessary command and control capabilities to provide situational awareness through information provided by other subsystems, such as those for maneuver, intelligence, air defense, fire support, logistics, etc.
Finally, although the received proposals have not been disclosed, it can be presumed, based on options developed by various companies such as IAI or MBDA, which ones could be considered by the Brazilian Army. These include air defense systems based on the Barak missiles, as well as the Sky Sabre systems based on the CAMM missile family (based on the Sea Ceptor systems equipped on combat ships of various navies).
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