On the pictures Peruvian combat aircraft amd Mexican Mi-8s and Mi-2 helicopters and an old picture of Juan Guillermo Villasana the first aviatior in latin America with his own creation the Latin America airplane

You enfasize techonology transfer more than I do. If one thinks in the long term you are probably right 😉 . We can start another thread wondering which planes/countries would be of more help to our nations 😀 .

I agree 🙂 i like to enfasize the fact that Brazil is the only nation in Latin America that has in Modern times decided to build a foreign advanced combat aircraft under license, Historically from 1910 to 1930 some nations in latin America built aircraft under license this is not the first time in Brazil has built a foreign jet aircraft under license, the Xavantes have a long History, in fact it is not new, Chile built the C-101 Aviocar but the most important is how to develope more your own industry.
Latin Americahas had great aviation pioneers, and if nations as Mexico or Argentina would had followed Brazil`s approach to aviation in Latin America Mexico and Argentina would be better but Mexican and Argentine political mistakes and US pressure destroyed the Mexican and Argentina`s Aircraft Industry. Brazil in this moment is far away of that danger Thankfully for all in Latin America but as at this moment the second best latin American aircraft industry is in Chile.
Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Argentina also have built domestic aircraft but the success of Brazil has been technology transfer and industrial cooperation a really succesful approach that has made EMBRAER what is today, and is imperative Brazil continues developing and becoming a stronger nation because it is inspiring other Latin American nations such as Mexico that almost killed completly it`s own aircraft industry into follow Brazil smart and bold approach and it might revive Argentina`s aircraft industry that has been a great example for all of us in Latin America

Hmmm… I know which magazine it is !I used to buy it but gave up of it on the second edition when the part about Brazil was heavily politiced as if our airforce was the crapiest of all LA ones ( Im talking about the middle 90’s edition one when Peru hadnt the Mig29 and venezuelan F16’s used only AIM9) .

Brazil`s air Force is good regarding military industry, is the best in domestic technology no doubt about it, but what respects it`s fighter fleet is not the best up to now, in AWACS capability the best in what regards domestic equipment but Mexico and Chile are quit matched to the FAB and in attack Peru is far ahead in capability but not in domestic production since Peru has no Aircraft industry but unless the Su-35 is chosen it will be still a second best because Chile and Peru are ruling the rooster but in reality Brazil has the best Air Force because it will build it`s own equipment and only Chile, Argentina and Mexico are trying to catch up with Brazil the true power in aerospace in latin America and at the Bottom we see an ERJ-145 of Aerolitoral an Airliner from Mexico which flies Brazilian Made ERJ-145 and the first Guatemalan designed and Built Aircraft. Brazil despite is a Superpower in civil aerospace is not in the military sector a true big player in that Russia, Taiwan, Iran, South Korea, South Africa, Israel, China and India are still ahead of Brazil however Brazil is making the bucks that those other emerging nations are spending in tax revenue buying military stuff and with the exception of Russia and Israel none is a real big exporter of weapons
. .the bottom picture is a the first aircraft ever built in Guatemala

Flogger, you and others have a point here. However allow me to disagree in part, I don´t think a interim solution is the best one. It will only postpone the matter. The only exception is if the Mirage 2000BR is to be choosen, in this case Kfirs will do fine, because if a french plane must win at least it should be the Rafale, not an airframe in the end of it´s development potential.

i do not understand why you say that very well could you be more explicit and explain it little bit further please.
I feel the SU-35 is the best option no doubt about it.

Brazil should continue with Mirage 2000 or Su-35 only because they are Cheap, nations like Pakistan have the FC-1 but it`s economy is in shatters, China or India have Su-27/30 MiG-23/27, MiG-21/J-7, LCA, J-10s, J-8/J-8II and a great array of weapons but their living standards are lower than those of Brazil Mexico and Argentina despite their economic rate growth so giving too much importance to the military growth is wrong Embraer products are better than the J-10, LCA simply because the Chinese or Indians hardly sell any of their jets in the international market and China has broken many deals with the russian when China has sold Q-5, J-7s or J-6s as it`s own products and mostly to really poor nations that can not afford western equipment and an economic crisis in China or India will mean as in Russia a stall in military development.
Brazil as Argentina has too many strings attached, for example the Argentinians were developing the Condor II a missile that would had helped Argentina in t`s space program but under US and British military suspicious and economic pressure it`s development was halted.
Brazil has choosen the civil development of it`s aviation and has a domestic technology and Industry, Argentina now has Lockheed but no more domestic industry.
Embraer and the VLS can become money makers, Embraer is already a real world known brand and at least Embraer is making money so i feel only unless Avibras makes money as Embraer or brings a good technology transfer deal for the VLS or the Brazilian rocket industry, i feel Avibras bid has a disadvantage in that sense and the Mirage 2000 is the best option mostly becasue Embraer is making money and hiring workers thing that Lockheed did not do in Argentina when it took over the FMA that makes the IA-63 Pampa

on the picture the Abibal a Iraqi missile developed upon the Argentine Condor II, this missile had many international objections due to the lack a real Argentine Space program as the Brazilian VLS

The Embraer 170 has been exported while the J-8II, J-10 or LCA remain mostly domestic products for the Air Forces of China and India and the most likely will be harder to sell and being purchased by more export buyers than the Embraer 179/190 series.
The ERJ-145 even in military markings has been exported more than any J-10 or LCA at the moment on the picture a ERJ-145 for the Greek Air Force

Dan, 😮
Do you have any other pics of the Kfir C10? 😮

Yep, 914 was the prototype and was sold to Ecuador.

Sens, Flogger said he “would like more latin american air Forces would use this wonderful fighter “, and the picture you brought is of the Pantera, that although was upgraded to a Kfir level, it’s not a Kfir C10 level…

The pantera is not comparable to the Kfir C10 but to the Kfir C2 or C7 at the most and Brazil has pondered leasing Kfir C10s for the FX program but it is possible that Israel might upgrade the Pantera further into something similar to the C10