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This list shows the 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]

This list presents only the programs that are in production and construction, to see active equipment of the three branches, including that was listed on this page before the conclusion, see this links for the Army, Navy and the Air Force.

Army

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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] Green tickY Ordered 2012[3][4]
— Cascavel NG Brazil 6×6
90 mm armored car 		Ordered: 98[5] Green tickY Under modernization since 2022[5]
Centauro II Italy
Brazil 		8×8
120 mm tank destroyer 		Ordered: 98[6][7]
Total planned: 221[6] 		Green tickY Ordered 2022[6]
ATMOS Israel
Brazil 		6×6
155 mm self-propelled artillery 		Total planned: 36[8] Green tickY Selected in 2024, contract signing on hold as a result of diplomatic tensions over the Israel–Hamas war and Israel–Hezbollah conflict.[9]
LMV Italy
Brazil 		4×4
infantry mobility vehicle 		Ordered: 468[10] Green tickY Ordered 2024[10]
Helicopters
Black Hawk United States multirole helicopter Ordered: 12[11] Red XN Ordered 2024[11]
Radars
M200 Vigilante Brazil 6×6
air defense radar 		Undisclosed[12] Green tickY Under development since 2010s[12]
— DTCBia Brazil counter-battery radar Undisclosed[13] Green tickY Under development since 2020s[13]
Missiles
— AV-TM 300 Brazil cruise missile Undisclosed[14] Green tickY Under development since 2001[14]
— MAX 1.2 AC Brazil anti-tank missile Ordered: 300+[15] Green tickY Ordered 2023[15]
FGM-148 Javelin United States anti-tank missile Ordered: 100+[16] Red XN Ordered 2024[16]
Planned contracts
Type Total planned Production in Brazil? Notes and references
main battle tank 65[7] Green tickY Under selection process[7]
infantry fighting vehicle 78[7] Green tickY Under selection process[7]
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Photo Equipment Origin Variants Quantity Production in Brazil? Notes and references
Vessels
Riachuelo-class Brazil
France 		attack submarine Ordered: 5[17] Green tickY Ordered 2010, four diesel-electric and one nuclear[17]
Tamandaré-class Brazil
Germany 		general purpose frigate Ordered: 4[18]
Total planned: 8[19] 		Green tickY Ordered 2020[18]
Macaé-class Brazil offshore patrol vessel Ordered: 2[20] Green tickY Ordered 2024[20]
— Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas Brazil Ordered: 8[21] Green tickY Ordered 2023[21]
— Almirante Saldanha Brazil icebreaker Ordered: 1[22] Green tickY Ordered 2022[22]
Missiles and torpedoes
MANSUP Brazil anti-ship missile Undisclosed[23] Green tickY Ordered 2023[23]
— F21 France heavy torpedo Undisclosed[17] Red XN Ordered 2010[17]
Planned contracts
Type Total planned Production in Brazil? Notes and references
attack fighter 6[24] Red XN Under selection process[24]

Air Force

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Photo Equipment Origin Variants Quantity Production in Brazil? Notes and references
Aircraft
JAS 39 Gripen Sweden
Brazil 		multirole fighter Ordered: 36[25]
Total planned: 66[26] 		Green tickY Ordered 2014[25]
C-390 Millennium Brazil airlifter Ordered: 19[27] Green tickY Ordered 2014[27]
UAVs
— Atobá XR Brazil unmanned combat aerial vehicle Undisclosed Green tickY Under development since 2020s[28]
Radars
Ground Master 200 Netherlands 6×6
air defense radar 		Undisclosed[29] Red XN Ordered 2024[29]
Missiles
Meteor Europe beyond-visual-range missile Ordered: 100+[30] Red XN Ordered 2019[30]
IRIS-T Europe medium-range air-to-air missile Undisclosed[31] Red XN Ordered 2021[31]
Bombs
Spice Israel precision-guided bomb Undisclosed[32] Red XN Ordered 2015[32]
Planned contracts
Type Total planned Production in Brazil? Notes and references
attack fighter 24[24] Red XN Under selection process[24]
attack helicopter 24[33] Red XN Under selection process[33]
presidential aircraft 1[34] Red XN Under selection process[34]

Joint Staff of the Armed Forces

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Photo Equipment Origin Variants Quantity Production in Brazil? Notes and references
H225M France
Brazil 		multirole helicopter Ordered: 50[35] Green tickY Ordered 2012[35]
H125 France
Brazil 		Ordered: 27[36] Green tickY Ordered 2022[36]
Planned contracts
Type Total planned Production in Brazil? Notes and references
medium/high altitude (SAM) Undisclosed[37] Red XN Under selection process[37]

References

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  21. ^ a b "CREDN aprova emendas ao PLOA/2024, destinadas às Forças Armadas e ao Itamaraty". Chamber of Deputies (in Portuguese). 22 November 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Estaleiro Brasileiro da Sembcorp Marine Premiado com Embarcação de Apoio à Pesquisa para a Marinha do Brasil". Jurong Aracruz (in Portuguese). 13 June 2022.
  23. ^ a b "EDGE Group to Supply MANSUP Series Anti-Ship Systems to the Brazilian Navy". EDGE Group. 14 November 2023.
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  34. ^ a b "Lula anuncia compra de aviões após passar horas rodando em círculo durante pane". Terra. 10 October 2024.
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