In recent years Brazil has become a worldwide exporter of military equipment such as tanks of war, of combat aircraft and missiles.

Brazil will sell one hundred missiles to Pakistan for the detection of radar. The artifacts will be provided by the company Mectron, associate of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). The transaction was approved here Tuesday by the Board of Foreign Trade (Camex) of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.

Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, stressed at the end of the meeting of Camex, it is an operation with the government of Pakistan, ie a deal between two states.

The missiles will cost 85 million euros, and approval of the transaction, as referenced by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), which means security of the country against the manufacturer, Mectron, through the Bank of Brazil and BNDES.

According to Jobim, the delivery of the missiles will develop the productive capacity of Mectron, raising its production by 500%. These is a small company, but high-technology, which produces missiles to equip aircraft with a capacity of anti-radiation and able to destroy radar systems.

“Brazil negotiates with Pakistan, not with Pakistani terrorists,” he said. “To cancel this deal would be to attribute terrorist activities to the Pakistani government.”

Via: Defence.