Argentine Army: “The TAM is going to be the most modern tank in the region”
The deputy chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Army, Major General Diego Martín López Blanco, spoke to Infodefensa.com...
March 15, 2023Section
Defense Monitor
Weekly defense intelligence covering military, security, and defense industry developments across Latin America and Brazil.
Purchase of ocean patrol vessels for Uruguay escalates to diplomatic problem
The purchase of ocean patrol vessels (OPV) for the Uruguayan Navy, a promise that the current government and, remarkably,
March 14, 2023
Argentina will start the construction of its new multipurpose vessel in August
The news comes from the agreement signed between Minister Jorge Taiana and the Province of Buenos Aires governor, Axel Kicillof,
March 13, 2023
Brazil negotiates with Iveco to reduce its order for Guarani armored vehicles from 1,500 to 900
According to Army High Command sources, the Brazilian Army is renegotiating the Guarani Strategic Program contract with Iveco Defence Vehicles
March 10, 2023
L. Márquez (Cotecmar): “The Navy’s shipbuilding program is necessary for Colombia’s security”
From today until March 10, the seventh edition of the Colombiamar Colombian maritime fair and the eighth edition of the...
March 9, 2023
Chile’s Army deploys 4,000 troops due to a State of Emergency in the south and a migratory crisis in the north
The Chilean Army has deployed around 4,000 troops to support the Law Enforcement and Security Forces in the Northern and...
March 8, 2023
The Chilean Army reinforces the border with Peru and Bolivia with military surveillance posts
In recent days, the Chilean Army began installing military surveillance posts on the border with Peru and Bolivia to intensify...
March 7, 2023
Chilean Marines deploy their capabilities to guard the border in Arica
Members of the Marine Infantry Detachment (DIM) N° 1 Lynch of the Marine Infantry Corps (CIM) of the Chilean Navy...
March 6, 2023
A problem of the Brazilian industry is the lack of predictability of Armed Forces purchases – Avibras
The Brazilian defense industrial base has Avibras Aerospace and Defense, one of the most outstanding and long-lived companies (it turned...
March 3, 2023