Rio de Janeiro’s State Police acquires 600 IWI Arad rifles
The five operational units of the Rio de Janeiro State Police will operate the Arad combat rifle by the end...
October 13, 2022Section
Defense Monitor
Weekly defense intelligence covering military, security, and defense industry developments across Latin America and Brazil.
Mexico files a second lawsuit in the US against arms manufacturers
The Mexican government filed a second lawsuit in US courts against US arms manufacturers for alleged arms trafficking,
October 12, 2022
Brazil and Tidewise develop a minehunting USV
The Brazilian state-owned company Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais (Emgepron), managed by the Ministry of Defense, and the local firm...
October 11, 2022
Argentine and Brazilian fighter jets take part in Salitre 2022 exercise
Delegations from the Argentine and Brazilian air forces arrived this weekend at the Chilean Air Force's Cerro Moreno Air Base...
October 10, 2022
El Salvador adds US$16 million to current defense and security budget
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has strengthened the Ministries of Defense and Security with an extraordinary budget of US$16...
October 9, 2022
The odyssey of the aircraft carrier São Paulo, the largest ship ever operated by Brazil
The hull of the NAe São Paulo, the Brazilian aircraft carrier and flagship that the Navy decommissioned in 2017 and...
October 7, 2022
Mexico is rearming and plans to have the largest defense budget in its history by 2023
Mexico's Ministry of Defense (Sedena) will have the largest budget in its history in 2023.
October 7, 2022
Italy’s Leonardo offered Brazil to locally produce Hitfact MkII turret
Leonardo has offered Brazil to install a production plant for the Hitfact MkII turret with which the Centauro II armored...
October 6, 2022
Venezuela Maduro orders the installation of new military bases in the Paraguaná Peninsula
The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, ordered the National Armed Forces to establish new military bases in the Paraguaná peninsula
October 5, 2022