From Bogota to the Beagle Strait, South American Countries Look Inward

R-99M
The scheduled delivery of the first R-99M in early 2020 kicks off several efforts to deliver homegrown capabilities to air forces throughout South America.
Credit: Brazil Air Force
South America’s appetite for financing development of military aircraft and missiles continues on a steady growth trajectory, with several key milestones scheduled to occur in 2020. On a continent that has seen only scattered and brief armed conflicts between nations on the mainland for more than a...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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