the SAS MD is really fantastic

I would bet on a FMS F-16 deal, ike Poland.

The United 777 is great

The IL-96 is stunning – superb

You reasonong has a huge flaw if Brazil does not develop rocket launchers always needs to pay some one to launch it`s satellite but if Brazil has the Launcher the braazilian can offer their services to other nations and with that pay their own program.
Look the case of Mexico and Brazil, Mexico spends the large amounts of money in it`s satellites but is uncapable to launch a satellite, Brazil will be able to launch it`s own satelllites at the long run Brazil can offer to Mexico to launch the Mexican satellites from alcantara that is what in the FX program the Brazilians are thinking how to achieve the best technology transfer to further the brazilian aerospace industry and the Russian offer is the best. who do you think wil make more money at the long run Mexico or Brazil? Mexico is allowing the US to launch its satellites fom US launchers making Lockheed and Boeing richer, you are saying we should follow Mexico`s example in order to keep the US industry healthy and Mexico uncapable of design any sattelite launcher or Aircraft that is the reason Mexico opted for the Russian technology transfer with the Mi-8 assembly plants

In the long run. Mexico. They are not bound to buy launch services from the US, they can ask Russia, India, Europe, USA and Japan for those. In the end it can pick the best offer.
Brazil however would also have to develop a launch vehicle. Such a project does only make money, if you start your own space exploration programm, which gives lots of money to the launch industry. If you want to limit space launches to your commercial needs, then you would never come out of the defict. Forgein programms are possible, but hard to come by. The competition in the launch service sector is huge already today. And if Brazil is not doing something stupid (nuclear weapons programm and tests) is has to fear no embargo. So all service providers will be available for Brazil. And with that they ca nchoose from a wide ranging line-up of launch vehicles. That gives you more freedom in satelitte design, as you do not have to optimize for one launch system.

A national space launch programm is just good for the national pride.

Seahawk 🙂 hello

I feel you are saying that Latin America should rely on the big powers for satellite technology give up our own programs and let the Americans, Europeans, Indians, Russian and Chinese do the work and we paid and we continue lagging behind in high technology

I feel and i consider that unless Latin America deveopes it`s own Telecomunications and Satellite technology , we are going to be poor nations.
Satellite technology implies better electronics, metalurgy and the capability to supply telecommunicatios services cheaper to Latin america and third world users.
Brazil still needs technology transfers since basicly it saves money and time, in the case of the chinese we can see it has boosted them into the third most advanced space program

The US will say that the VLS can be modify to create an ICBM but the reality they do not want competition and you are right Brazil is free and can do the agreements she desires and the Rusaain and Chinese are good technology transfer allies and that will allow Brazil to become a nation that can design it`s own technology.

No, I say that you should develop satelitte technolgy, but you should skip developing your own launch platform. You can always buy launch services from the cheapest bidder. I mean look at the development of current satellites. Telecommunication staelittes are becoming larger and heavier, that means you need a heavy lift launch system. The system currently under development is limited to micro / small satelittes, that are only of very limited comercial value. So it would mean to develop yet another launch platform.
The money could be better spent on building and operating your own systems.
I would also not limit myself to one partner nations. Cooperate which who you want, and with who you think is best for the project you need. If you limit yourself to one partner nation you will ne limited to the technology level of you partner. If you need more you would have to develop that technology with yur partner, although you might could buy it from other oranisations.

Patriot is their current system… and one they have poured a lot of money into to make it do something the Russian missiles were designed to do from the outset.

No doubt about that Garry. But they really should compare themselves wit the newser systems. Russians SAMs are world leading, so why not saying so??