The national defense industry sells to about 140 countries and represents about 3.58% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Exports of defense products and services reached US $ 1.31 billion in the 1st semester of 2025. The index represents 73.6% of the record reached in 2024, when the sector registered a figure of US $ 1.78 billion, the best result of the last 11 years.
Currently, the national defense industry sells to about 140 countries on all continents, with 34% of exports to aircraft, their pieces and parts. The defense sector represents 3.58% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and creates 2.9 million direct and indirect jobs.
According to the Secretary of Defense Products of the Ministry of Defense, Heraldo Luiz Rodrigues, the result is a reflection of an increasingly competitive sector, as well as the constant search for autonomy and business opportunities inside and outside the country.
“We play a key role in helping to export defense products, which encompasses the necessary technological development for products to be state -of -the -art, financing and insurance and commercial and advertising aid for the product base industrial base.”said Rodrigues.
TECHNOLOGY
Next year, Brazil expects to reach 55% of technology domain such as radars, satellites and rockets – items used in strategic projects of the Armed Forces. Currently, this index is 42%.
By 2033, this level is expected to reach 75%, which will allow autonomy in the development of research projects of interest to the defense.
Projections for the next 8 years were released by Defense Minister José Mucio Monteiro during a launch event of Mission 6 of the NIB Program (Nova Indústria Brasil) in February.
The self -sufficiency regarding technologies of defense interest may be a booster of exports.
“Brazilian companies have very large installed capacity and products with very high quality recognition. This makes marketing abroad tend to grow ”declared Rodrigues.
“We have already a good result in 2025. Indexes indicate that our exports are growing at a pace suitable for maintaining our defense industrial base so that it is strong and with the capacity to support our Armed Forces.”these.
REGISTER
The Defense Industrial Base has, in its portfolio, 283 companies and 2,064 products registered with the Ministry of Defense, such as aircraft, vessels, cyber solutions for data protection, radars, safe communication and weaponry systems.
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