The global scope of US spy operations seems to cost America, with only one 4.500.000.000 dollar deal.
Reuters reports that Brazil has signed a $4,5 billion contract to buy fighter jets from Sweden's Saab AB, bypassing a years-in-the-making deal with the US airline. Boeing.
Although Saab has reportedly made a better offer, Brazilian officials blame recent allegations of espionageof the US for the unfortunate outcome of the agreement.
"The NSA problem will destroy the Americans," an anonymous source from the Brazilian government told Reuters.
The timing of this announcement is not surprising. The deal to replace the outdated Brazilian fighter fleet has been in negotiations for more than a decade. OR Boeing promoted the F/A-18 Super Hornet which are considered pioneers of their kind. But recent revelations that the US National Security Agency is spying on the Brazilian government, including President Dilma Rousseff's personal communications, have reportedly led decision-makers to believe they could not trust the US airline.
The contract that ended with Saab AB requests the Swedish company to provide 36 new fighter jets Gripen NG until 2020. Στις ζημιές που προκλήθηκαν στην οικονομία των ΗΠΑ, εκτός από τα $ 4.5 δισεκατομμύρια της κατασκευής των αεροπλάνων, θα πρέπει να προστεθούν και τα δισεκατομμύρια των συμβάσεων που θα ακολουθήσουν για τις συντηρήσεις και σέρβις.