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THINKING ON THE FUTURE: DASSAULT RAFALE BETTER FOR BRAZIL

Brazil is in a period of its history that most Brazilians have not seen before, growing economy, industrial base is in expansion, vast mineral resources and social advances that are reaching more and more Brazilians. The country tradionally favors peaceful, diplomatic solutions for international disputes. This does not mean that it should not have armed forces ready ?to defend its territory

Except for Venezuela, that has been buying military equipment from Russia, other countries in the continent have their armed forces balanced for their own defense. This is what we have today and no one knows what may come in the future. Brazil has to act now to have its armed forces as Matthews 2011 Pro Bowl Jersey strong as its economy.

The process of modernization of its armed forces will take years, as indeed any process of armament acquisition. What will be decided in the near future will be passed to the future generation, The decisions have to be taken soon and thinking on the future.

Of the modernization process, we will give our view and comment on the fighters' acquisition for the Brazilian Air Force, as it is the aerospace industry were we have been working for more than 30 years.

THE PARTICIPANTS

From the initialaircraft proposed for the so called FX-2 bid, today there are three finalists, the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the Dassault Rafale and the Saab JAS-39 Gripen.

A short description of these aircraft is presented here. At the end of the article there are links for more details on technical data and history.

Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

The Hornet that is manufactured today by Boeing derives from the Matthews 2011 Pro Bowl Jersey Northrop YF-17, that after further development of MacDonnell Douglas and Northrop was designated as F-18 Hornet. It was developed to operate on aircraft carriers. The aircraft produced today (Super Hornet) is quite a new design using the same concepts. It is bigger than the original series and incorporates aerodynamic refinements. In a few words, the F-18 is a twin engine fighter/ ground attack aircraft capable of performing multiple missions.

Comparing with the other candidates for the Brazilian fighter it is bigger and heavier than the Matthews 2011 Pro Bowl Jersey others but slightly slower and with less range. There is no doubt that it is a good aircraft. It only operates in large carriers, and this is not the case of the Brazilian aircraft carrier. ?With two turbo fans it is more reliable than single engine designs. As an American aircraft, export licenses have to be approved by the American Congress.

Dassault Rafale

The Rafale was the answer of Dassault Aviation to a request of the French Air Force and the French Navy, issued in 1983, for a common platform that could replace dedicated aircraft (Jaguar, F-8 Crusader, Mirage F1, Mirage 200, Etendard and Super Etendart).