sancho
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Guess that rules out Boeing..again!!
Not since Brazil has a new president, she is leaning towards the US and searches for better political relations to them, while the former president wanted Brazil to be more independent, that's why he prefered the French. A lot of the Brazilian airforce and industry would prefer the Gripen, because it is operationally more than enough for a country that not have real enemies at their borders and would offer more participation of their industry, since the Gripen is not fully developed yet.
And that all describes the chaos in that competition, because they have a lot of different opionions, many things are openly said by officials via the media and the requirements are changing again and again. When you compare the MMRCA with their competition, even with all our delays, IAF and A.K. Antony looks much more professional and we haven't that much PR and pressure from the privat defence industry. People should keep that in mind as well when asking about more privat sector involvement in Indian defence procurements!