BRAZIL · DEFENSE
Key Facts
—The headline: The Brazilian Navy’s Marines deactivated their fleet of SK-105 A2S light tanks, exposing a Brazilian Marines armored gap, with seven hulls now being auctioned as scrap metal.
—The numbers: Only about three of 18 SK-105 A2S vehicles acquired in 2001 from Steyr-Daimler-Puch, now part of General Dynamics European Land Systems, can still operate with severe restrictions.
—The auction: Brazilian state defense firm Emgepron is managing the scrap sale of seven hulls valued at 105,000 reais total, equivalent to about 21,000 US dollars at recent exchange rates.
