South Africa works on a strategic industrial partnership with Brazil’s Embraer
By Roberto Caiafa South African Minister of Defense and Military Veterans Thandi Modise said in a speech to Parliament's Defense...
May 24, 2023Section
Defense Monitor
Weekly defense intelligence covering military, security, and defense industry developments across Latin America and Brazil.
The Chilean Navy expects to start a replacement program for the 209/1400L class submarines
By Nicolás García The commander in chief of the Chilean Navy, Admiral Juan Andrés De La Maza, expressed his intention...
May 23, 2023
Argentina concludes a new Antarctic Summer Campaign
The Ministers of Defense, Jorge Taiana, of Health, Carla Vizzoti, and of Science and Technology, Daniel Filmus, accompanied the Commander
May 21, 2023
Fadea to develop an unmanned aerial system for the Argentine Army and Air Force
By Gonzalo Mary The president of Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (Fadea), Mirta Iriondo, has signed a contract for the development...
May 19, 2023
Chilean Army’s Proaco project in Famae, a history of blunders and opacity
Since 2021 Infodefensa.com has been reporting on the difficult and hindered development of the modernization project of the Chilean Army's
May 17, 2023
Brazilian Navy to decommission 40% of its assets by 2028
By Roberto Caiafa The commander of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen, alerted the Foreign Relations and National Defense...
May 16, 2023
Bolivia inspects the security zone on the border with Chile to guarantee “territorial integrity”
Under the Vice Ministry of Defense and Development Cooperation of the Bolivian Ministry of Defense, personnel from the General Directorate
May 15, 2023
The Chilean Army will train engineers from the Texas National Guard in Magallanes
members of the 176th Engineer Brigade of the Texas Army National Guard will participate in a training exercise of the...
May 15, 2023
The Mexican military industry presents new developments in rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers
By José A. Quevedo The Directorate General of Military Industry presented to the public at the latest edition of Famex...
May 12, 2023