Paraguayan Air Force reviews at Enaer the upgrade of its T-35 and gets to know the Pillan II
By Alfredo Eberlein A delegation of the Paraguayan Air Force (FAP) led by its commander-in-chief, Air General Arturo Gonzalez, reviewed...
May 11, 2023Section
Defense Monitor
Weekly defense intelligence covering military, security, and defense industry developments across Latin America and Brazil.
Saab and Embraer inaugurate the first Gripen E final assembly line outside Sweden in Brazil
Saab and Embraer inaugurated the final assembly line of the Gripen E fighter in Brazil at the Gavião Peixoto factory,...
May 10, 2023
Peru allocates nearly US$260 million to build ships in its 2023 Procurement Plan
By Peter Watson The General Command of the Peruvian Navy approved last March the second change to its Annual Procurement...
May 9, 2023
Saab delivers Gripen E FAB 4105 and FAB 4106 fighters to Brazil
By Roberto Caiafa The Swedish company Saab delivered last May 5 two new fighters, the Gripen E FAB 4105 and...
May 8, 2023
Chile will invest US$409 million in the construction of two multipurpose vessels
By Nicolás García The Chilean Navy and Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (Asmar) signed on August 31, 2022, the...
May 5, 2023
Brazil successfully fires its fifth national Mansup anti-ship missile
The Brazilian Navy (MB) and the strategic defense company Sistemas Integrados de Alto Teor Tecnológico (Siatt) successfully launched the fifth
May 4, 2023
El Salvador has invested over US$2 million in its army in one year of war against gangs
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, in his war against gangs, has favored the modernization of the Army's equipment...
May 3, 2023
Peru and the United States strengthen space defense ties
By Peter Watson The US Space Command, the Peruvian Air Force, and Conida (Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial,...
May 2, 2023
The Chilean Army presents its war material maintenance capabilities to the Argentine Army
The Army Logistic Regiment (RLE) Nº 3 Limache gave Lieutenant Colonel Federico Devoto of the Argentine Army a presentation
May 1, 2023