Word: embraer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...countries. "All of God's children are producing military weapons," remarked a U.S. contractor, "so the competition is blistering." New arms exporters crowding into the market include Brazil, Argentina, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Singapore and South Africa. At last month's Paris Air Show, Brazil proudly displayed its new Embraer EMB-312 Tucano, a turboprop military trainer jet that has been ordered by Britain's Royal Air Force. As more countries step up production of military hardware, they are buying less from traditional suppliers. Tokyo's insistence earlier this year on participating in joint production of the FSX jet with...