A la date du 2 fevrier 2009, trois constructeurs ont déposé une offre pour le programme FX2 brésilien.
Boeing FA18 EF, Dassault Rafale et Saab Gripen
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Boeing, Dassault and Saab
on 2 February submitted their responses to an October 2008 request for
proposals for Brazil's F-X2 fighter procurement.
Respectively tendering proposals for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Rafale F3+ and Gripen NG,
the companies are contesting a $2.2 billion requirement for an initial batch of
36 aircraft. However, the F-X2 programme is expected to run well into the
2020s, with subsequent orders expected for a further 64-84 fighters.
To comply with a technology
transfer requirement set by the Brazilian defence ministry, the competing
manufacturers have already signed memoranda of understanding with Brazilian
aerospace companies Aeroeletrônica, Atech, Embraer and Mectron.
Brazilian air force chief
Lt Brig Juniti Saito says the winning contender should be announced no later
than July, with an eye on a contract signature in October. To replace the
service's modernised Northrop F-5 fighters, Alenia/Embraer AMX strike aircraft
and an interim batch of Dassault Mirage 2000Cs, the new fighters are expected
to enter service from late 2014.
Current expectations are
that the initial purchase will comprise 28 single-seat fighters and eight
two-seat trainers, but air force sources indicate that this mix could change.
But while Brazil has yet
to feel the economic pinch that many other countries are experiencing, its
government is already considering cutting $15.9 billion from its 2009 budget,
leading Saito to express concern regarding possible delays to the F-X2
programme's schedule.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/02/03/322017/brazil-receives-three-bids-for-f-x2-fighter-deal.html



