Mexico Let 540 Foreign Soldiers In During Sheinbaum’s First Year
A report says Mexico admitted about 540 foreign troops in President Sheinbaum first year, mostly American, testing the country stance...
July 2, 2026Section
Defense Monitor
Weekly defense intelligence covering military, security, and defense industry developments across Latin America and Brazil.
Colombia Lifts Its Defense Budget 47% as Threats Multiply
Colombia raises its 2026 defense investment budget to 3.7 trillion pesos (US$900M)—up 47%—plus a US$4B plan for 17 Gripen jets....
July 2, 2026
Ukraine’s $2.5 Billion Gripen Deal Could Send Work Brazil’s Way
Sweden's Saab signed a $2.54B Ukraine Gripen deal for 16 fighter jets on June 30, with Brazil's Embraer set to...
July 1, 2026
US Warships Return to Venezuela’s Coast, 6 Months After Maduro’s Capture
US Southern Command surged warships, aircraft and a general to Venezuela's coast on June 26 — the deepest US military...
June 28, 2026
Brazil’s Gripen Fighter Flies Abroad for the First Time, at Chile’s War Games
Brazil sent five F-39E Gripen fighters to Chile's Salitre 2026 exercise — the jet's first deployment abroad, and a showcase...
June 28, 2026
Latin America Defense Monitor — June 23–28, 2026
Six air forces open Salitre 2026 as Brazil's Gripen flies abroad for the first time, Brazil launches a new frigate,...
June 28, 2026 Two Jets, Two Camps: The Fighter Race Quietly Splitting South America
How South America split into two rival fighter-jet camps, one built around Sweden and Brazil, the other around the United...
June 26, 2026
Guyana Protests to Venezuela Over Border Shootings Near Its Oil Fields
Guyana has protested to Venezuela after repeated border shootings near its oil fields, as a world-court ruling on the disputed...
June 24, 2026
Who Sells the Weapons Now: New Arms Players in Latin America
A clear look at the Latin America defense market, where US, Brazilian, Chinese and Gulf arms makers now compete to...
June 23, 2026