Brazil plans to invest $52m in A-Darter missile
Date: 30 January 2006
Brazil has agreed to join the A-Darter IR-guided air-to-air missile program. Initially, the FAB (Brazilian Air Force) will inject $52 million into the development process, while Brazil's Mectron becomes a development partner. It's estimated that the FAB will eventually inject up to $100 million to $130 million into the project.
Denel has already formed a company, Denel of Brazil, with an office in São José dos Campos. Thus it will be close to the main involved agencies of the BAF in this program: the DEPED (Department of Research and Development), CTA (Centro Técnico Aeroespacial), and of the industries with that it will make the interface, in particular MECTRON.
The decision of the Brazilian government was legalized with the publication in the federal official gazette:
Command of the Aeronautics Department of Research and Development
In The Process: 04-DEPED/2005.
Object: Services related to the development of 5th generation short-range missile called A-Darter.
Solicitant Authority: Brig Air Ronaldo Salamone Nunes.
Ratificadora Authority: Ten Brig Air August Carlos Loyal Velloso - Diretor-Geral.
Contracted: Armament Corporation of South Africa Ltd. - ARMSCOR.
Justification: Joint development with the South African Government of missile.
Value: US$ 52,000,000.00.
Legal Support: Interpolated proposition XIV, of Art. 24, the Law in the 8,666/93 and its alterations.
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