04-06-2026 18:15 via breakingdefense.com

Brazil plans to buy 20 more Gripen fighters

Gen. Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, the Brazilian air chief, told Breaking Defense that the need for extra jets was born from a serious look at Brazil’s air power.
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