Brazil faces serious planning problems in the acquisition of military aircraft, according to Vitelio Brustolin, a Harvard researcher and professor at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).
During your participation in the program WW This Friday (8), Brustolin pointed out recurring flaws in the management of resources at the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
According to the expert, the country has a history of improvisation when purchasing military aircraft. “We don’t plan properly and then improvise, we spend on aircraft that need training to learn how to use them and that will only be used by the Air Force for 8 years”, explained Brustolin.
History of problematic acquisitions
The researcher cited as an example the acquisition of Mirage 2000 fighters in the early 2000s, which were used for just eight years, far below the expected use of 40 years for new aircraft.
This case illustrates the pattern of inefficient spending and lack of long-term vision in the management of military resources.
Brustolin also mentioned the FX-2 program, responsible for acquiring Gripen fighters. Despite having been conceived as a State program, spanning different governments, the expert points out that new improvisations are emerging.
New challenges and improvisations
“Now the Air Force is looking for the F-16, we can’t even use our KC-390 to reload the F-16, we will need another plane just for loading”, warned the researcher.
This situation, according to him, is “completely improvised so that we do not run out of operational capacity in our country”.
Brustolin’s observations raise important questions about the efficiency in the management of public resources destined for national defense.
