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BAE Systems Confirms Commitment To Brazil

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Friday, September 17th, 2010

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On the heels of a Defense Cooperation Agreement announced by the United Kingdom and Brazilian, BAE Systems confirmed its commitment to Brazil and its naval re-equipment program in a move that paves the way for new industrial partnerships with Brazil. Speaking in Brazil as part of a trade mission led by Gerald Howarth, U.K. Minister for International Security Strategy, Dean McCumiskey, BAE Systems' managing director for the West, said: "...we are offering an assured warship procurement package to Brazil. This…

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