BRAZILIAN authorities gave approval for the sale of 100 missiles to Pakistan which can be used in air-to-surface attacks on radar tracking instalations, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said.
The MAR-1 medium-range missiles made by the Brazilian firm Mectron are tactical anti-radiation weapons whose existence was kept under wraps for many years, according to Jane’s Information Group.
Mr Jobim called them “very effective ways to monitor” areas flown by war planes, and said the deal with Pakistan, originally signed in April this year, was worth €85 million ($167.6 million).
He dismissed suggestions that the transaction might be questioned in light of last week’s Islamist extremist massacre perpetrated in Mumbai, India, which some Indian officials suspected was launched from within Pakistan.
“Brazil negotiates with Pakistan, not with Pakistani terrorists,” Mr Jobim said.
“To cancel this deal would be to attribute terrorist activities to the Pakistani Government.”
In 1998 the program was started to develop an anti-radiation Missile to equip the aircraft A-1 (AMX) of the FAB and is expected for 2008 the end of their development. From the beginning the programme was conducted by CTA (General Command of Aerospace Technology) together with the company Mectron, also of San Jose dos Campos, and currently deployed with Brazilian air force.
The MAR-1 missile is a kind of tactical air-to-surface, anti-radiation from medium range, with guidance passive radar with multiple option of bandwidth to attack anti-defence systems based on land or at sea platforms. An analysis in simulated scenario showed that the head of the search MAR-1 is able to detect a radar of low power (in the case of a director shot Skyguard) to distances greater than 500 km.
It is indeed a great news Alhumdulilah
but m surprised, it might effect brazil's relationship and all the trade and stuff with india. but y should we care lol
IS Brazil advanced than India / pak on thier missile technology ?
Its quite surprising ......
It should be the other way around..South Asia seling arms capabilities to a country like Brazil..
Brazilian aerospace industry (military or civilian) is much more advanced than any in South Asia. They sell their commercial passenger jets all around the world, and have developed many attack aircrafts.