On 31 October 2026, Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon said India and Brazil were expanding cooperation in defence, aerospace and space. Brazilian Ambassador Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nóbrega said bilateral trade was expected to reach USD 20 billion soon, with cooperation also covering critical minerals, energy, pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence.
Defence and aerospace cooperation
On 7 October 2026, Brazil’s Concert Technologies, part of its Micro-Launcher programme, and Skyroot Aerospace signed an MoU at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya to develop a launch vehicle capable of carrying at least 100 kg to low Earth orbit. A Brazilian military delegation visited India for two weeks in October to examine BrahMos and Akash; Brazil is interested in BrahMos for anti-ship and precision strikes and is evaluating Akash for air-defence modernisation.
A December 2025 MoU between the Brazilian Navy, Indian Navy and Mazagaon Dock ShipBuilders Limited provides for technical-information exchange and support for Scorpène-class submarines and other military ships. The 2003 Defence Cooperation Agreement, ratified in 2006, established the Joint Defence Committee (JDC); its eighth meeting took place in Brasília in July 2025. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit that month, leaders adopted a decade-long roadmap with five priority pillars, including defence and security.
The 2+2 Political-Military Dialogue and Defence Industrial Cooperation Focus Group began in March 2024. At the 2023 G20 Summit, leaders encouraged exercises, delegation exchanges, industry participation in each other’s defence exhibitions, joint development and co-production.
On 27 January 2026, Adani Defence & Aerospace and Embraer signed an MoU covering an integrated regional-aircraft ecosystem in India, including manufacturing, supply chains, aftermarket services and pilot training. In October 2026, Brazil’s minister Marcio Elias Rosa raised the possibility of Embraer investing in India.
Space cooperation
India launched Amazonia-1 in 2021, Brazil’s first Earth-observation satellite to be completely designed, integrated, tested and operated by Brazil.
Important Facts for Exams
- Imaging instrument: Its Advanced Wide Field Imager is a camera with 60-metre resolution.
- Joint satellite operations: Amazônia-1’s operations were planned jointly with the CBERS-4 satellite programme.
- India–Mercosur trade framework: India and Mercosur signed a preferential trade agreement in 2004, which entered into force in 2009 and grants tariff preferences on selected goods.
- BrahMos joint development: Developed under a 1998 India–Russia intergovernmental agreement, BrahMos is produced by a joint venture between India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyenia.
