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Israeli company wins Brazil defense bid

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Published: March. 18, 2013 at 6:25 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 18 (UPI) -- The Brazilian Air Force selected Israel Aerospace Industry to build airborne refueling systems for a number of Boeing 767-300 aircraft, the company said.

"We are very pleased to have won the bid to provide the Brazilian Air Force with multi-mission-tanker and transport aircraft capable of performing air-to-air refueling, strategic troop and cargo transport and aero medical evacuation," Joseph Weiss, company president and chief executive officer, said Sunday. "I see the Brazilian Air Force as a very important and strategic customer."

The Israeli company was chosen over several international bidders to win the contract said to be worth tens of millions of dollars, Israel Radio said.

Topics: Israel Radio
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