How Peru Picked a Fighter Jet, Then Tore Up the Deal and Switched
Peru chose Sweden's Gripen, then reversed to buy the American F-16 amid political chaos, a saga that captures the battle...
June 15, 2026Topic
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Colombia Bought a Swedish Fighter Jet With an American Engine
Colombia signed a $3.6bn deal for Sweden's Gripen fighter jet, but its American-made engine hands Washington quiet leverage over a...
June 15, 2026
Why It Took Argentina 40 Years to Buy a New Fighter Jet
Argentina finally bought new fighter jets after decades of a British veto rooted in the Falklands War, settling on ex-Danish...
June 15, 2026
“Almost war-like,” Brazilian president says after a flight over Petrópolis
over the areas affected by the storms that caused 123 deaths in Petrópolis, assessing what he saw as a scenario...
February 18, 2022
Brazil decommissions its Mi-35M combat helicopters
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will retire its Russian-made Mi-35M attack helicopters, designated AH-2 Sabre, operated by the 2nd 8th
February 15, 2022
Uruguay Armed Forces challenges in 2022: patrol boats, armored vehicles and a replacement for the A37B
The Navy expects to receive the three Marine Protector class patrol vessels from the United States in the first half...
January 28, 2022
Analysis: The dangerous decline of Argentina’s military capabilities
An analysis on the dangerous decline of Argentina's military capabilities and the specific weight of Argentina in the concert of...
November 8, 2021
Uruguay Air Force starts operating Indra radar installed at Montevideo’s Carrasco airport
The Ministry of National Defense of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay informed that Carrasco Airport's Indra MSSR secondary radar
November 4, 2021
Brazil’s Defense and Armed Forces chiefs repudiate statements by Covid CPI chair
Minister of Defense Walter Braga Netto and the commanders of the Armed Forces in a communiqué released Wednesday evening repudiated...
July 8, 2021