The Brazilian military has an acute need for more observation systems to watch its extensive Amazon border region.
The Brazilian Air Force has released a tender for purchasing satellite images that includes radar data and the use of satellites under the CENSIPAM programme to protect the Amazon.
Brazilian company Telespazio, which is 66% owned by Italian company Leonardo and 33% owned by Thales Alenia Space, is offering its Cosmo-SkyMed satellite constellation to provide space-based coverage of the area. Japan is the most recent customer of imagery from this service.
Telespazio's CEO, Mario Laurent, told Shephard that there are four satellites