Brazil Again Puts Off Decision in Fighter Jet Competition

BRASILIA, Brazil — The Brazilian Air Force has asked bidders to renew their offers on a contract to provide 36 next-generation fighter jets, extending for six months a race between U.S., French and Swedish contestants. The Rafale fighter, made by French firm Dassault Aviation, is competing against the Boeing Co. F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Saab Gripen for the contract valued at between $4 billion and $7 billion. The Brazilian Air Force asks the bidders to renew their offers every six months. The last bidding window ended on June 30 and the new one will end Dec. 31. In a statement sent to AFP, the Air Force said it was a “normal procedure” to extend the offers for the government to study them so long as the winner has not yet been selected. Dassault’s Brazilian unit chief Jean-Marc Merialdo said this marked the fourth six-month extension for the offer, but stressed that “it...

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