Brazil selling missiles to Pakistan

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ROCK45

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A article I found doesn't give too much information I've seen pictures of this missile mounted on an Brazilian F-5

Brazil selling 100 missiles to Pakistan

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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's defense minister says his nation is selling 100 aircraft-borne missiles to Pakistan.

Brazilian officials approved the euro85 million ($107 million) sale of the missiles, which can be installed on jets and used to take out radar installations.

Brazilian news media say Brazil's air force negotiated the sale with Pakistan's government. The deal needed the approval of Brazil's trade ministry, which signed off on the deal on Tuesday.

The Brazilian arms maker Mectron will make the missiles.

Brazil has been trying to bolster its defense industry, which was the largest in the developing world 20 years ago. The industry has struggled since the end of the Cold War.

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilSjfudyRE6VaIuhIm-NC5pCfHJQD94R8O6G4
 
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yasin_khan

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yasin_khan said:
This missile was displayed in Expo 2008 Karachi By mectron company.
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The MAR-1 medium-range missiles made by the Brazilian firm Mectron are tactical anti-radiation weapons whose existence was kept under wraps for many years, according to Jane's Information Group.

Title
MAR-1 Anti-Radiation Missile (Brazil)
Section
Air-to-surface missiles - Direct attack
Appearing in
Jane's Air-Launched Weapons
Publication date
Sep 03, 2008
Type
Medium-range, anti-radiation, surface-to-air missile
Development
Brazil has a long-term project to build an anti-radiation missile, known as MAR-1. The missile is being developed by a teaming of the national missile developers Mectron and the Air Force's Aerospace Technical Centre (CTA), both based at São José dos Campos. There existence of the MAR-1 has been speculated on for many years, but never confirmed by the Brazilian authorities who view it as a highly sensitive programme. Mectron does not comment on the status of the MAR-1, except to say that it is a live programme conducted jointly with the CTA. In 2004 sources in the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) confirmed that the MAR-1 was nearing the end of its development and that a preliminary operational capability would be fielded in 2005. Since then, further flight tests have been conducted by the FAB but the missile has not yet been formally accepted into service.
Air-Launched Weapons
The only accessible and constantly updated guide to the world's inventories of airborne weapons. Covering well over 600 systems, in service or in development, it provides a detailed and comprehensive reference to: capabilities/technology; functionality/effectiveness; user base; combat record; upgrades, variants and future enhancements. The guide includes extensive analysis tables covering all weapon types, national inventories and aircraft weapon loads and documents the world's air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, bombs, rockets, guns and underwater weapons, including new and emerging weapons.

http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jalw/jalw9240.html
 
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funtz

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with a history of using AGM-45 SHRIKE and AGM-88 HARM, it seems odd to go for the MAR-1,

What capability does this system bring over the previous anti radiation missiles?
 
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yasin_khan

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funtz said:
with a history of using AGM-45 SHRIKE and AGM-88 HARM, it seems odd to go for the MAR-1,

What capability does this system bring over the previous anti radiation missiles?
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I think PAF strategy is that from where you get some thing take it.
 
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falconlover81

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yasin_khan said:
I think PAF strategy is that from where you get some thing take it.
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Yasin bro this purchase brings ToT with it now before u ask me for a source let me tell u that this from usman shabbir of pakdef u can verify this from him.
I personally think this purchase is carried out just to bring in the know how of anti radiation missiles other wise this purchase is absolutely uncalled for in the presence of missiles like HARM,and dont forget mectron is the company which is collaberating with Denel in the development of the T-Darter which is another product the PAF is eyeing for its JF-17's and FC-20's.
 
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shrubage

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yasin_khan said:
I think PAF strategy is that from where you get some thing take it.
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Having a non US supplier is going to lessen if only a little bit the amount of pressure the US can bring to bear with threats to turn off the weapons tap. The fact that Brazil is a non aligned second world nation makes it more attractive as well, also has any technology transfer been mentioned?
 
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yasin_khan

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falconlover81 said:
Yasin bro this purchase brings ToT with it now before u ask me for a source let me tell u that this from usman shabbir of pakdef u can verify this from him.
I personally think this purchase is carried out just to bring in the know how of anti radiation missiles other wise this purchase is absolutely uncalled for in the presence of missiles like HARM,and dont forget mectron is the company which is collaberating with Denel in the development of the T-Darter which is another product the PAF is eyeing for its JF-17's and FC-20's.
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I dont know its ToT or simple missile purchase but some body knows than it would be on some recognized web site please provide the link of this.
 
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Templario

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I know Brazil produces all kind of missiles, thanks to a company called "Mektron", but I don't have so much information about those missiles.
 
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