Oficial FAB Pré-seleciona candidatos do Projeto F-X2

[Pinguin]

LAAD: Lockheed and Russians see new hope for FX-2 fighter deal
By Stephen Trimble

Current economic conditions could force the Brazilian Air Force to redefine and delay the FX-2 contract decision, with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter potentially re-emerging as a viable competitor, a senior Lockheed executive tells FlightGlobal.com

“I would opine that FX-2 could be put back on the shelf,” says Ron Covais, Lockheed’s president for the Americas. “And that’s how we will engage the discussions [with Brazilian military representatives] next week at LAAD.”

The Latin American Aerospace and Defense (LAAD) starts on 15 April in Rio de Janeiro.

Meanwhile, a Russian official reportedly believes the FX-2 contract has been re-opened.

“We are actively participating in the Brazilian tender, which has been reopened,” says Alexander Fomin, deputy director of the Federal Service on Military-Technical Cooperation, tells the Ria Novosti news agency.

Neither the F-35 nor a Russian fighter are among the three FX-2 finalists selected by the FAB in September, which are the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale and Saab Gripen.

In fact, the FAB previously rejected Lockheed’s bid based on the F-16, as well as proposals by the Eurofighter Typhoon and Sukhoi Su-35.

However, Lockheed’s delegation traveling to attend LAAD believes economic factors could substantially redefine the FAB’s requirement for a multi-role fighter.

Under this scenario, the FAB would instead acquire a mid-life update for a portion of its existing fleet as an interim solution, Covais says. That would allow the air force to re-open the FX-2 competition after the global economy rebounds.

Such a delay could allow the F-35 back into the competition. In the first round of discussions for FX-2, Covais says, Brazilian officials asked for information about the F-35.

But an F-35 proposal would first have required Brazil to launch lengthy discussions with the US government to obtain clearance for export, and the FX-2 competition was already moving forward rapidly.

Covais still acknowledges that “to try to calculate where the F-35 would fit is difficult at this point”, but “we see it as great potential”.

More broadly, Lockheed plans to showcase the C-130J at the LAAD event, which attracts government weapons buyers from around the region. Lockheed sees a market for a small number of C-130J sales in the region, Covais says. At this time, the company is not pursuing F-16 sales campaigns anywhere in Latin America, he adds.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/04/13/325065/laad-lockheed-and-russians-see-new-hope-for-fx-2-fighter-deal.html

 

[paulo]

Es brincadera no????? :smilielol5::biggrinjester::drool5:

Rosoboronexport dice que todavía no detalló la propuesta del Su-35 para el FX-2

La Rosoboronexport (Agencia Rusa para Exportación e Importación de Material Militar) informó en su colectiva de prensa en la LAAD 09 que todavía no detalló la nueva propuesta para el caza Su-35, visando el Programa FX-2 de la FAB. Aunque fuera del short list de la competencia, Alexander Fomin dijo que todavía va a volver a presentar las propuestas referentes a los off-sets del Programa.
Fomin dijo tener esperanza de que la nueva propuesta sea analizada por el Ministerio de la Defensa y que el Su-35 pueda volver al FX-2.

 

[DELTA22]

Esses russos são uma piada!!!

Por estas e outras que passei a não confiar neles quando o assunto é vender armamento.

Quando, lá nos idos do FX-1 em "1900 e cerveja com rolha" (( :smilielol5: )), eu até torcia para o Flanker, mas agora, depois de tudo o que se sabe deles no comercio de armamento, não dá pra confiar. Tenho, inclusive, minhas dúvidas quanto a disponibilidade (peças de reposição, manutenção, etc.) dos futuros Mi-35 da FAB... mas isso é outra história... :yonofui:

Saludos.