Future of the Brazilian Armed Forces

Ministry of Defence

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.

Active programs

Army

Photo	Equipment	Origin	Variants	Quantity	Production in Brazil?	Notes and references
Armoured vehicles under the Army Strategic Program Armored Forces
	Guarani	Brazil Italy	6×6 120 mm mortar carrier personnel carrier command post armoured ambulance engineering anti-air carrier	Ordered: 1,580 [3]	Y	Ordered 2012 [3] [4]
	Cascavel NG	Brazil	6×6 90 mm armored car	Ordered: 98 [5]	Y	Under modernization since 2022 [5]
	Centauro II	Italy Brazil	8×8 120 mm tank destroyer	Ordered: 98 [6] [7] Total planned: 221 [6]	Y	Ordered 2022 [6]
	LMV	Italy Brazil	4×4 infantry mobility vehicle	Ordered: 468 [8]	Y	Ordered 2024 [8]
Helicopters
	Black Hawk	United States	multirole helicopter	Ordered: 12 [9]	N	Ordered 2024 [9]
Radars
	M200 Vigilante	Brazil	6×6 air defense radar	Undisclosed [10]	Y	Under development since 2010s [10]
	DTCBia	Brazil	counter-battery radar	Undisclosed [11]	Y	Under development since 2020s [11]
Other armaments
	AV-TM 300	Brazil	cruise missile	Undisclosed [12]	Y	Under development since 2001 [12]

Planned contracts
Type	Total planned	Production in Brazil?	Notes and references
main battle tank	65 [7]	Y	Under selection process [7]
infantry fighting vehicle	78 [7]	Y	Under selection process [7]

Navy

Photo	Equipment	Origin	Variants	Quantity	Production in Brazil?	Notes and references
Vessels
	Riachuelo-class	Brazil France	attack submarine	Ordered: 5 [13]	Y	Ordered 2010, four diesel-electric and one nuclear [13]
	Tamandaré-class	Brazil Germany	general purpose frigate	Ordered: 4 [14] Total planned: 8 [15]	Y	Ordered 2020 [14]
	Macaé-class	Brazil	offshore patrol vessel	Ordered: 2 [16]	Y	Ordered 2024 [16]
	Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas	Brazil		Ordered: 8 [17]	Y	Ordered 2023 [17]
	Almirante Saldanha	Brazil	icebreaker	Ordered: 1 [18]	Y	Ordered 2022 [18]
Other armaments
	MANSUP	Brazil	anti-ship missile	Undisclosed [19]	Y	Ordered 2023 [19]

Planned contracts
Type	Total planned	Production in Brazil?	Notes and references
attack fighter	6 [20]	N	Under selection process [20]

Air Force

Photo	Equipment	Origin	Variants	Quantity	Production in Brazil?	Notes and references
Aircraft
	JAS 39 Gripen	Sweden Brazil	multirole fighter	Ordered: 36 [21] Total planned: 66 [22]	Y	Ordered 2014 [21]
	C-390 Millennium	Brazil	airlifter	Ordered: 19 [23]	Y	Ordered 2014 [23]
	EMB 314 Super Tucano	Brazil	COIN	Ordered: 68 [24]	Y	Under modernization since 2024 [24]
Radars
	Ground Master 200	Netherlands	6×6 air defense radar	Undisclosed [25]	N	Ordered 2024 [25]
Other armaments
	Spice	Israel	precision-guided bomb	Undisclosed [26]	N	Ordered 2015 [26]

Planned contracts
Type	Total planned	Production in Brazil?	Notes and references
attack fighter	24 [20]	N	Under selection process [20]
attack helicopter	24 [27]	N	Under selection process [27]
presidential aircraft	1 [28]	N	Under selection process [28]

Joint Staff of the Armed Forces

Photo	Equipment	Origin	Variants	Quantity	Production in Brazil?	Notes and references
	H225M	France Brazil	multirole helicopter	Ordered: 50 [29]	Y	Ordered 2012 [29]
	H125	France Brazil		Ordered: 27 [30]	Y	Ordered 2022 [30]

Planned contracts
Type	Total planned	Production in Brazil?	Notes and references
medium/high altitude (SAM)	Undisclosed [31]	N	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	N	Ordered 2021, [32] operational as of February 2025 [33]
Army		Eurocopter AS565 Panther	Brazil	Modernization of helicopters	34	Y	26 November 2024 [34]
Navy		Oshkosh L-ATV	United States	Armoured vehicles	12	N	19 July 2024 [35]
Army		MAX 1.2 AC	Brazil	Anti-tank missiles	300+	Y	26 November 2024 [36]
Army		Spike LR2	Israel	Anti-tank missiles	100+	N	16 July 2024 [37]
Air Force		Embraer R-99	Brazil	Modernization of aircraft	5	Y	23 November 2023 [38]
Army		MaxxPro MRV-PK	United States	Armoured recovery trucks	20	N	6 August 2023 [39]
Navy		Airbus H135	France	Transport helicopters	3	N	2023 [40]
Air Force		Airbus A330-200	France	Strategic transport aircraft	2	N	6 November 2022 [41]
Air Force		Meteor	Europe	BVR missiles	Undisclosed	N	16 December 2021, [42] operational as of February 2025 [43]
Navy		Guillobel	Spain	Submarine rescue ship	1	N	12 May 2020 [44]
Navy		F21	France	Torpedoes	Undisclosed	N	26 February 2020 [45]
Army		M109 A5+	United States	Modernized self-propelled howitzers	60	N	2020s [46]
Navy		S-70B Seahawk	United States	Naval helicopters	6	N	2020s [47]
Air Force		CBERS-4A	Brazil China	Earth observation satellite	1	Y	20 December 2019 [48]
Navy		Atlântico	United Kingdom	Helicopter carrier	1	N	29 June 2018 [49]
Air Force		SGDC	France	Geostationary military communications satellite	1	N	4 May 2017 [50]
Navy		Bahia	France	Landing platform dock	1	N	17 December 2015 [51]
Air Force		CBERS-4	Brazil China	Earth observation satellite	1	Y	7 December 2014 [52]
Army		RBS 70 NG	Sweden	MANPADS	100+	N	2014 [53]
Navy		Amazonas class	United Kingdom	Offshore patrol vessels	3	N	21 June 2013 [54]

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