Buenos Aires, July 6 (RHC-Xinhua), -- Argentina is looking to join Brazil in manufacturing supersonic fighter jets, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.

Minister of Defense Julio Martinez met with his counterpart from Brazil, Raul Jungmann, with whom he analyzed the possibility of the two countries cooperating in the production of supersonic jets, which would be manufactured by Brazilian firm Embraer, the ministry said in a press release.

Martinez on Monday wrapped up a brief trip to Brazil, where he expressed his country's interest in taking part in the production of Gripen NG supersonic jets, built with Swedish technology, Argentine daily La Nacion reported. Martinez also said his goal was to "deepen work in the aeronautics industry."

Minister Jungmann considers Argentina to be one of Brazil's “leading political and economic partners" with which it is important to strengthen strategic ties, noted the Brazilian press release.