Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a joint venture with Brazil’s Synergy Group to provide the conglomerate with UAS under the condition that the aircraft should not be sold to Venezuela.
Brazil aims to purchase UAS in an attempt to curb drug activities in Brazilian borders, as the state constitutes a transit point for cocaine coming from Colombia and Peru, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Israel’s relations with Venezuela strained after Caracas expelled Israel’s Ambassador Shlomo Cohen and other diplomatic staff in January 2009 in the wake of Israel’s air strikes on Gaza Strip in December 2008.
Brazil has already purchased two drones and President Dilma Rousseff has voiced willingness to buy 10 more aircraft from Israel.
Source: Press TV