Future of the Brazilian Armed Forces
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This list shows the past, present and future strategic re-equipment and modernization programs of the Brazilian Armed Forces that was based on the documents of the National Defense Strategy of 2008, and subsequent versions of the Defense White Paper that outline the major defense programs in Brazil from 2008 until 2040.[1][2] To see active equipment of the three branches, see the following pages for the Army, Navy and the Air Force.
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Active programs
Army
| Photo | Equipment | Origin | Variants | Quantity | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoured vehicles under the Army Strategic Program Armored Forces | ||||||
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Guarani | Brazil Italy |
6×6 120 mm mortar carrier personnel carrier command post armoured ambulance engineering anti-air carrier |
Ordered: 1,580[3] |  |
Ordered 2012[3][4] |
| Cascavel NG | Brazil | 6×6 90 mm armored car |
Ordered: 98[5] | |
Under modernization since 2022[5] | |
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Centauro II | Italy Brazil |
8×8 120 mm tank destroyer |
Ordered: 98[6][7] Total planned: 221[6] |
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Ordered 2022[6] |
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LMV | Italy Brazil |
4×4 infantry mobility vehicle |
Ordered: 468[8] | |
Ordered 2024[8] |
| Helicopters | ||||||
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Black Hawk | United States | multirole helicopter | Ordered: 12[9] |  |
Ordered 2024[9] |
| Radars | ||||||
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M200 Vigilante | Brazil | 6×6 air defense radar |
Undisclosed[10] | |
Under development since 2010s[10] |
| DTCBia | Brazil | counter-battery radar | Undisclosed[11] | |
Under development since 2020s[11] | |
| Other armaments | ||||||
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AV-TM 300 | Brazil | cruise missile | Undisclosed[12] | |
Under development since 2001[12] |
| Planned contracts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Total planned | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references | ||
| main battle tank | 65[7] | |
Under selection process[7] | ||
| infantry fighting vehicle | 78[7] | |
Under selection process[7] | ||
Navy
| Photo | Equipment | Origin | Variants | Quantity | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessels | ||||||
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Riachuelo-class | Brazil France |
attack submarine | Ordered: 5[13] | |
Ordered 2010, four diesel-electric and one nuclear[13] |
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Tamandaré-class | Brazil Germany |
general purpose frigate | Ordered: 4[14] Total planned: 8[15] |
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Ordered 2020[14] |
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Macaé-class | Brazil | offshore patrol vessel | Ordered: 2[16] | |
Ordered 2024[16] |
| Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas | Brazil | Ordered: 11[17] | |
Ordered 2023[17] | ||
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Almirante Saldanha | Brazil | icebreaker | Ordered: 1[18] | |
Ordered 2022[18] |
| Other armaments | ||||||
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MANSUP | Brazil | anti-ship missile | Undisclosed[19] | |
Ordered 2023[19] |
| Planned contracts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Total planned | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references | ||
| attack fighter | 6[20] | |
Under selection process[20] | ||
Air Force
| Photo | Equipment | Origin | Variants | Quantity | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | ||||||
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JAS 39 Gripen | Sweden Brazil |
multirole fighter | Ordered: 36[21] Total planned: 66[22] |
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Ordered 2014[21] |
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C-390 Millennium | Brazil | airlifter | Ordered: 19[23] | |
Ordered 2014[23] |
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EMB 314 Super Tucano | Brazil | COIN | Ordered: 68[24] | |
Under modernization since 2024[24] |
| Radars | ||||||
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Ground Master 200 | Netherlands | 6×6 air defense radar |
Undisclosed[25] | |
Ordered 2024[25] |
| Other armaments | ||||||
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Spice | Israel | precision-guided bomb | Undisclosed[26] | |
Ordered 2015[26] |
| Planned contracts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Total planned | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references | ||
| attack fighter | 24[20] | |
Under selection process[20] | ||
| attack helicopter | 24[27] | |
Under selection process[27] | ||
| presidential aircraft | 1[28] | |
Under selection process[28] | ||
Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
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| Planned contracts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Total planned | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references | ||
| medium/high altitude (SAM) | Undisclosed[31] | |
Under selection process[31] | ||
Concluded major programs and incorporations since 2010
| Branch | Photo | Equipment | Origin | Program type | Quantity | Production in Brazil? | Date of conclusion and/or incorporation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force |  |
IRIS-T | Europe | Air-to-air missile | Undisclosed | |
Ordered 2021,[32] operational as of February 2025[33] |
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Eurocopter AS565 Panther | Brazil | Modernization of helicopters | 34 | |
26 November 2024[34] |
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Oshkosh L-ATV | United States | Armoured vehicles | 12 | |
19 July 2024[35] |
| Army |  |
MAX 1.2 AC | Brazil | Anti-tank missiles | 300+ | |
26 November 2024[36] |
| Army |  |
Spike LR2 | Israel | Anti-tank missiles | 100+ | |
16 July 2024[37] |
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Embraer R-99 | Brazil | Modernization of aircraft | 5 | |
23 November 2023[38] |
| Army |  |
MaxxPro MRV-PK | United States | Armoured recovery trucks | 20 | |
6 August 2023[39] |
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Airbus H135 | France | Transport helicopters | 3 | |
2023[40] |
| Air Force | Airbus A330-200 | France | Strategic transport aircraft | 2 | |
6 November 2022[41] | |
| Air Force |  |
Meteor | Europe | BVR missiles | Undisclosed | |
16 December 2021,[42] operational as of February 2025[43] |
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Guillobel | Spain | Submarine rescue ship | 1 | |
12 May 2020[44] |
| Navy | F21 | France | Torpedoes | Undisclosed | |
26 February 2020[45] | |
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M109 A5+ | United States | Modernized self-propelled howitzers | 60 | |
2020s[46] |
| Navy |  |
S-70B Seahawk | United States | Naval helicopters | 6 | |
2020s[47] |
| Air Force |  |
CBERS-4A | Brazil China |
Earth observation satellite | 1 | |
20 December 2019[48] |
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Atlântico | United Kingdom | Helicopter carrier | 1 | |
29 June 2018[49] |
| Air Force |  |
SGDC | France | Geostationary military communications satellite | 1 | |
4 May 2017[50] |
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Bahia | France | Landing platform dock | 1 | |
17 December 2015[51] |
| Air Force | |
CBERS-4 | Brazil China |
Earth observation satellite | 1 | |
7 December 2014[52] |
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RBS 70 NG | Sweden | MANPADS | 100+ | |
2014[53] |
| Navy |  |
Amazonas class | United Kingdom | Offshore patrol vessels | 3 | |
21 June 2013[54] |