The Brazilians may finally be getting some a href="http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2009/Brazil_09-35.pdf"decent aircraft for the Sao Paulo:/abr /blockquoteThe Government of Brazil has requested proposals from several foreign suppliers, including the United States, to provide the next generation fighter for the Brazilian Air Force. In this “FX-2” competition, the Government of Brazil has yet to select the United States Navy-Boeing proposal. This notification is being made in advance of receipt of a letter of request so that, in the event that the US Navy-Boeing proposal is selected, the United States might move as quickly as possible to implement the sale. If the Government of Brazil selects the U.S. Navy-Boeing proposal, the Government of Brazil will request a possible sale of 28 F/A-18E Super Hornet Aircraft, eight F/A-18F Super Hornet Aircraft.../blockquotebr /Assuming that the F/A-18 can operate off Sao Paulo (and they could operate from USS Midway, so I don't see why not), this would transform the carrier from a curiosity into a useful unit. In particular, the F/A-18 has actual defensive capabilities, which the A-4 lacks. Of course, it's still unclear to what use the Brazilians would put Sao Paulo.br /br /a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InformationDissemination/~3/WoNbpGhOHJ0/brazil-considers-buying-super-hornets.html"Via Galrahn./adiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7163938-2525782842708784159?l=lefarkins.blogspot.com'//div
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