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Brazil back in the market for a new fighter soon?

From the defensenews site:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7836862&c=AME&s=AIR

Brazil earlier this year postponed the expected purchase to 2012, citing the need for budget cuts in 2011 due to the deteriorating world economy.

But Defense Minister Celso Amorim said Sept. 29 that there was little time to waste, as Brazil’s current fleet is aging rapidly.

“By the end of 2013, none of the 12 Mirage (aircraft) at the Anapolis air base will be in full flying condition. This is something that is really urgent, very important,” Amorim said, according to a state-run news agency.

Will things start happening quickly in 2012, I wonder.

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