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A military-technical exchange is planned between India and Brazil: New Delhi may receive Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, and its partner from Latin America – fighter jets, helicopters and drones.
As the commander of the Brazilian Air Force, General Marcelo Canitz Damaskeno, told the Indian edition of the Times Now, according to the installations of the Ministry of Defense of the country, the Air Force must operate at least two and no more than three types of fighters:
The general pointed out that currently the Brazilian Air Force is primarily interested in helicopters:
According to him, they are necessary for the recruitment of a new squadron in the Amazon region and for flood relief:
As the general noted, the Ukrainian conflict has radically changed the battlefield:
According to his assessment, the main lesson of the conflict is the need to purchase UAVs. Therefore, the focus is on the purchase of Indian drones, which, as the general hopes, will be accompanied by technology transfer.
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Indian strike reconnaissance UAV FWD 200B
As he explained, at the same time, the Indian Air Force needs medium-class military transport aircraft, in connection with which he called for the purchase of the C-390 Millennium, produced by the Brazilian company Embraer: