How a Cluster of Tiny Caribbean Islands Runs Its Own Defense
With no big armies of their own, the small Caribbean states pool their forces through a shared security system backed...
June 19, 2026Section
Defense Monitor
Weekly defense intelligence covering military, security, and defense industry developments across Latin America and Brazil.
How Ecuador Became Latin America’s Deadliest Country and a War Zone
Ecuador now has Latin America's highest murder rate and hosts US-backed troops fighting drug gangs. Here is how a once-calm...
June 18, 2026
Brazil’s Navy Gains Its Second-Biggest Warship as British Ship Lands
A British amphibious warship reaches Brazil in late June as the NDM Oiapoque, becoming the navy's second-largest hull and a...
June 18, 2026
Argentina Rebuilds an Air Force It Let Wither for Decades
Argentina is rebuilding a long-neglected military around NATO-standard gear, with Danish F-16s going operational and US armored vehicles arriving.
June 17, 2026
The Brazilian Cargo Plane Winning the West’s Rearmament
Brazil's KC-390 military transport is winning orders from NATO states and the Gulf, turning Embraer into an unlikely beneficiary of...
June 17, 2026
$600 Drones Are Outflanking Colombia’s Billion-Dollar Army
Cheap, jam-proof drones are reshaping Colombia's conflict, as armed groups deploy models a costly military has so far struggled to...
June 17, 2026
Brazil Retires the Last of Its First Home-Built Warships
Brazil has retired the Julio de Noronha, the last Inhauma corvette, closing the book on the first warships it ever...
June 16, 2026
Brazil Launches Its Third Home-Built Warship This Week
Brazil floats its third Tamandare frigate this week, a German-designed warship built on home soil to guard the oil-rich waters...
June 16, 2026
US Sells Brazil Stinger Missiles, but the Mission Is Murky
The US has cleared a $330m sale of Stinger missiles to Brazil, framing it as anti-drug, but the weapon is...
June 15, 2026