Investments in Defense

Brazil's Defense modernization efforts have been boosted since 2019, with the expansion of international defense cooperation with both traditional allies and new partners, the opening of ongoing procurement and new investment projects totaling more than R$10 billion just in 2022.

Strategic investment in defense cannot be disregarded, since the capacity of defending itself against interferences of all kinds is a non-negotiable priority for a continental country like Brazil, home to the Amazon Forest, with 16,885km of borders and 7,491km of coastline.

The Brazilian Air Force is investing in the acquisition of new fighter aircrafts under the F-X2 program, which will allow for the delivery of 36 Gripen E/F fighter jets developed by Swedish company Saab by 2024.

The deal involves significant investment in local industry, such as a new Saab Aerostructures plant in Brazil and the involvement of Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company, in assembling no less than 15 of these new fighter jets with state-of-the-art features and technology.

Brazil maintains the most capable navy in Latin America and is currently investing in conventionally powered attack submarines as well as in a nuclear-powered submarine. It is also building four new frigates in cooperation with German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.

The Brazilian Space Program has gained much attention since the Alcântara Agreement on Technology Safeguards was signed in 2019. Within the scope of that agreement, Virgin Orbit is working with the Air Force to start our first orbital launches at Alcântara Space Center.

Finally, the Brazilian Army in investing in its Integrated Border Monitoring System (SISFRON) with the goal of increasing the capacity to monitor border areas, as well as ensuring the continuous and safe flow of data between different levels of the Brazilian Armed Forces.