क्या इंडिया और Brazil करने जा रहा है बहुत बड़ा Defence Deal?

A high level military delegation from the South American nation Brazil is heading to India for the 13th edition of the Aero-India 2021, next month in Bengaluru. The delegation is led by Major Brigadeiro do Ar Alcides Teixeira BARBACOVI (Equivalent to Air Marshal / 3 star rank), Director, Department of Defence Products, Ministry of Defence (MoD), Brazil. And, he is being accompanied by two officials from the MoD, Brazil: Col (Retd) Carlos COELHO, Coordinator of Department of Trade Promotion, and Major Marcus Vinícius Dornellas FACHINI, Assistant to Director, Department of Defence Products.

Because, in the Plan of Action of Brazil’s partnership with India, both security and defence are the central components. The two countries are complementary in this area, says top diplomats of India and Brazil.

Financial Express Online has reported earlier, about the Plan of Action for the Brazil-India strategic partnership, which was signed in 2020, when the Brazilian President Bolsonaro visited India as the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade.

Both countries enjoy a multifaceted relationship and are cooperating both bilaterally and multilaterally at various international foras including the United Nations, G20, International Solar Alliance (ISA) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa), IBSA (India, Brazil & South Africa).

Brazil has earlier expressed interest in participating in joint ventures especially in the defence sector. Why? According to top officials of Brazil, “With such a collaboration between the defence industries in both India and Brazil, the potential to reach the world is huge.”

In an earlier interaction, Indian envoy to Brazil, Suresh K Reddy, mentioned the “Triple-Helix” approach.

What is Triple-Helix? It is an approach which is being followed in Brazil and which is focused on innovation, R&D for all the three services — Army, Navy and Air Force.

According to the Indian envoy, there is plenty of scope for the Indian industries in the divisional market for not only joint ventures but for technological partnerships.

Only one. So far only there is only one Indian company from the Defence sector present in Brazil and it is the UP based MKU Company.

Company officials told Financial Express Online that the company has been in Brazil for some years now. So far several defence contracts have been executed by MKU and these include contracts with Federal police, Military Police & Army.

Recently, they won a contract of supplying 14,500 pieces of vest for Policia Militar do Estado de Sao Paulo, and Brazilian Army commission Night vision monocular.

Military communications C4I solutions; Artillery systems, protected vehicles, electronic warfare, naval combat management system, small arms, night vision devices, and other related military equipment.

Top officials from India and Brazil have been in discussion for the BrahMos-NG (New Generation) version of the short-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile.

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