Brazil and USA to develop joint defense technology
Three Brazilian cutting-edge defense technology projects are attracting the attention of the U.S. Armed Forces.
August 17, 2022Section
Defense Monitor
Weekly defense intelligence covering military, security, and defense industry developments across Latin America and Brazil.
Brazil’s Operation Formosa 2022: interoperability at sea, on land, and in the air
Conducted by the Brazilian Navy through the Naval Rifle Corps since 1988, Operation Formosa is the largest expeditionary training
August 17, 2022
Ecuadorian Air Force transports military troops to the northern border
A Boeing 737-200 has been used to transport Army troops to areas where surveillance and security operations are being carried...
August 16, 2022
Peru plans to invest US$39 billion to upgrade its military equipment
The Peruvian Minister of Defense, José Luis Gavidia, has announced a series of measures to resume the modernization program
August 15, 2022
Metal Shark is building a 115 Defiant patrol vessel for Guyana
Through a press release, the U.S. shipbuilder Metal Shark informed that it is building a Type 115 Defiant patrol vessel...
August 11, 2022
US government releases sale of Javelin missiles to Brazil
The US State Department approved the possible sale of Javelin anti-tank missile launchers and related equipment to Brazil for
August 10, 2022
Brazil will donate to Uruguay 10 M108 self-propelled howitzers and 11 Urutú armored vehicles
The Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies of the Brazilian National Congress approved, last Thursday, August 4, a bill authorizing...
August 9, 2022
Argentina and Brazil seek to establish a binational joint staff of the Armed Forces
Argentine Secretary of International Defense Affairs, Francisco Cafiero, accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant
August 6, 2022
Brazil’s aircraft carrier São Paulo begins its voyage to Turkey to be dismantled
The largest ship operated by the Brazilian Navy in its history, the aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo (A12), left the...
August 5, 2022