Overview

• Brazil has officially shown interest in acquiring India’s Akash air defence system, Garuda artillery guns, coastal surveillance platforms and secure battlefield communications ahead of Modi’s visit.
• The move follows the Akash system’s flawless 100% interception of Chinese- and Turkish-made drones and missiles during India’s May Operation Sindoor.
• High-level defence talks will resume under the 2003 Joint Defence Committee and the 2024 2+2 Political-Military Dialogue to negotiate joint research and technology sharing.
• Discussions include potential co-production ventures with Embraer to leverage Brazil’s aerospace expertise and advance India’s Make-in-India export and self-reliance goals.
• Modi arrives in Rio de Janeiro on July 5 for the 17th BRICS Summit, where formal agreements on offshore patrol vessels and Scorpene-class submarine maintenance are also expected.