Brazil Admits Fighter Jet Negotiations With Russia, But in The Future

10/17/2013 - 09h02

Minister Celso Amorim (Defense) today admitted the possibility of Brazil entering into the design of the fifth generation fighter Russia, the Sukhoi T-50.
He had just met with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, who was in Brasilia to close the a US$1 billion sale of anti-aircraft weapon systems - the contract will be signed by the middle of next year.

Amorim spoke for the first time about the cooperation on the next generation fighter, the fifth, which uses even more intensive computerization and technologies for stealthy flight, nearly invisible to radar.

Only the U.S. has a fifth-generation fighter in service, the F-22. Russia already has five prototypes in flight from their model, the Sukhoi T-50.
In addition to the purchase of three highly effective Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft batteries and two weapon systems with portable Igla-S missiles to complement the Brazilian stock of material, Russia and Brazil formed a task force on cyber security.

The initiative comes in the wake of allegations of espionage by the United States. President Dilma Rousseff canceled her state visit to Washington due to the revelation that her communications were being monitored. And Russia temporarily sheltered Edward Snowden, the whistleblower of the case.

Translated by STEVE HUGHES

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	Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
	The Sukhoi T-50, the fifth generation fighter