Latin America Defense Monitor — June 2–6, 2026
Latin America defense: Guatemala weighs joint US strikes on cartels, Bolivia's defense minister resigns as Paz seeks military powers, Cuba...
June 6, 2026Section
Defense Monitor
Weekly defense intelligence covering military, security, and defense industry developments across Latin America and Brazil.
Chile Reasserts Full Sovereignty Over the Strait of Magellan
A stray remark by an Argentine naval officer has revived one of South America's oldest border questions, prompting Santiago to...
June 5, 2026
Brazil Eyes 20 More Swedish Fighter Jets, to Be Built at Home
Brazil wants 20 more Gripen fighter jets from Sweden's Saab, built at home with Embraer, deepening a partnership that also...
June 4, 2026
Brazil Freezes $855 Million in Defense Budget After Record Boost
Brazil spent the start of the year celebrating its biggest military budget in a generation. It is ending the first...
June 3, 2026
Chile Bets on State Arms Makers to Build a Regional Defense Industry
Chile's government has unveiled a 2026–2027 action plan for its defense ministry that puts the strengthening of the country's strategic...
June 2, 2026
Latin America Defense Monitor — May 24 – June 1, 2026
Latin America defense: SOUTHCOM chief lands in Caracas, USS Nimitz pressures Cuba, Bolivia unlocks military intervention law, Brazil Gripen closes...
June 1, 2026
Brazil’s F-39 Gripen Closes Anápolis Exercise as Colombia Order Looms
Gripen Anapolis exercise closes with F-39 debut as Colombia prepares first payment on a $4.3bn 17-aircraft Saab-Embraer Gripen E/F order.
May 30, 2026
Brazilian Marines Sell Light Tanks as Scrap, Wait for Replacements
The Brazilian Marines armored gap widened this week as the Navy's Cuerpo de Fusileros Navais formally retired its SK-105 A2S...
May 29, 2026
Brazil Tests Embraer-Made Radar Against Its Own Gripen Fighter Jet
The Brazilian air-defense radar known as SABER M200 Vigilante faced its toughest live test this month. Brazil's Army deployed the...
May 29, 2026