Defense Updates
Uruguay rejects Norwegian vessels, and purchasing OPVs is, once again, undefined
The long and failed process of acquiring ocean patrol vessels (OPV) for the Uruguayan Navy continues to drag on...
Brazilian Navy kills KC-2 project 12 years later and without receiving any aircraft
By Roberto Caiafa
After 12 years of announcements, pauses, delays, cancellations, new announcements, and more...
Brazil, France, Guiana, and Suriname conducted the exercise ‘Fer de Lance 2023’
The Armed Forces of Brazil, France, Guiana, and Suriname participated in the combined exercise Fer de Lance 2023, which took place, between March 7...
The Peruvian Police will purchase 43 pump trucks and 56 protected vehicles
By Peter Watson
The Ministry of the Interior has authorized its General Office of Administration and Finance to acquire various...
Paraguay acquires four Typhoon 4×4 armored vehicles from Streit...
The Government of Paraguay has delivered four Typhoon 4x4 armored vehicles to the Internal Defense Operations Command (CODI) to...
Defense investments strengthen the economy and generate jobs, says Lula
Yesterday, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, defended investments in Defense,...
Thales, Saab, and Hensoldt compete to supply Brazil with two 3D radars
Thales, Saab, and Hensoldt are the only three companies that have so far submitted bids for the tender opened by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), which seeks to acquire two mobile three-dimensional radar systems for...
Portugal is one step closer to acquiring the Brazilian Super Tucano aircraft requested by Uruguay
By Roberto Caiafa
The Portuguese Air Force is getting closer to acquiring up to 12 second-hand Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the Brazilian Air Force.
This is after the Portuguese Government approved the draft Military Programming...
The massive departure of high-ranking officers from the Colombian Armed Forces
One hundred ten senior officers of the Colombian Armed Forces (FFAA), of the ranks of colonel and lieutenant colonel, have requested their departure from...
Mexico’s aerospace sector exports US$8 billion in 2022
The Mexican aerospace industry reported 8 billion dollars in exports in 2022, representing an 18% increase in foreign sales compared to the previous year.
This was made known during the general assembly of the Mexican Federation...
Carabineros de Chile will purchase 1,054 police vehicles from Vespek and Gildemeister for US$42.8 million
The Logistics Directorate of Carabineros de Chile awarded Vespek Vehículos Especiales y Automotores Gildemeister SpA the acquisition of 500 SUV 4x2 with lockers, 150 SUV 4x4 with lockers, 115 SUV 4x4 without lockers, 141 radio...
Australian Senator Gerard Rennick: "There has been a lot of misleading advertising in regards to the safe and effective claim….the risks have never been clearly outlined"
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