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.
| 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] | Ordered 2012[4] | ||
| — | Cascavel NG | Brazil | 6×6 90 mm armored car | Ordered: 98[5] | Under modernization since 2022 | |
| Centauro II | Italy Brazil | 8×8 120 mm tank destroyer | Ordered: 98[6] [7] Total planned: 221 | Ordered 2022 | ||
| ATMOS | Israel Brazil | 6×6 155 mm self-propelled artillery | Total planned: 36[8] | 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] | Ordered 2024 | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Black Hawk | United States | multirole helicopter | Ordered: 12[11] | Ordered 2024 | ||
| Radars | ||||||
| M200 Vigilante | Brazil | 6×6 air defense radar | Undisclosed[12] | Under development since 2010s | ||
| — | DTCBia | Brazil | counter-battery radar | Undisclosed[13] | Under development since 2020s | |
| Missiles | ||||||
| AV-TM 300 | Brazil | cruise missile | Undisclosed[14] | Under development since 2001 | ||
| MAX 1.2 AC | Brazil | anti-tank missile | Ordered: 300+[15] | Ordered 2023 | ||
| Planned contracts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Total planned | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references | ||
| main battle tank | 65 | Under selection process | |||
| infantry fighting vehicle | 78 | Under selection process | |||
| Photo | Equipment | Origin | Variants | Quantity | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessels | ||||||
| Riachuelo-class | Brazil France | attack submarine | Ordered: 5[16] | Ordered 2010, four diesel-electric and one nuclear | ||
| Tamandaré-class | Brazil Germany | general purpose frigate | Ordered: 4[17] Total planned: 8[18] | Ordered 2020 | ||
| Macaé-class | Brazil | offshore patrol vessel | Ordered: 2[19] | Ordered 2024 | ||
| — | Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas | Brazil | Ordered: 8[20] | Ordered 2023 | ||
| — | Almirante Saldanha | Brazil | icebreaker | Ordered: 1[21] | Ordered 2022 | |
| Missiles and torpedoes | ||||||
| MANSUP | Brazil | anti-ship missile | Undisclosed[22] | Ordered 2023 | ||
| — | F21 | France | heavy torpedo | Undisclosed | Ordered 2010 | |
| Photo | Equipment | Origin | Variants | Quantity | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | ||||||
| JAS 39 Gripen | Sweden Brazil | multirole fighter | Ordered: 36[24] Total planned: 66[25] | Ordered 2014 | ||
| C-390 Millennium | Brazil | airlifter | Ordered: 19[26] | Ordered 2014 | ||
| UAVs | ||||||
| — | Atobá XR | Brazil | unmanned combat aerial vehicle | Undisclosed | Under development since 2020s[27] | |
| Radars | ||||||
| Ground Master 200 | Netherlands | 6×6 air defense radar | Undisclosed[28] | Ordered 2024 | ||
| Missiles | ||||||
| Meteor | Europe | beyond-visual-range missile | Ordered: 100+[29] | Ordered 2019 | ||
| IRIS-T | Europe | medium-range air-to-air missile | Undisclosed[30] | Ordered 2021 | ||
| Bombs | ||||||
| Spice | Israel | precision-guided bomb | Undisclosed[31] | Ordered 2015 | ||
| Planned contracts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Total planned | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references | ||
| attack fighter | 24 | Under selection process | |||
| attack helicopter | 24[32] | Under selection process | |||
| presidential aircraft | 1[33] | Under selection process | |||
| Photo | Equipment | Origin | Variants | Quantity | Production in Brazil? | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H225M | France Brazil | multirole helicopter | Ordered: 50[34] | Ordered 2012 | ||
| H125 | France Brazil | Ordered: 27[35] | Ordered 2022 | |||