The units, destined for the Home Army, will be assigned to an Immediate Reaction Force at the service of the UN 13 of the 14 MRAP Osprea Mamba Mk7 vehicles donated by the United States and destined for the National Army arrived in Uruguay. The additional unit, a recuperate, will arrive next October. The Mamba […]
Bolivia; Army unveils Chinese drones
The Bolivian Army acquired remotely piloted aerial vehicles and satellite communications equipment in order to incorporate the latest technologies for the fulfillment of its mission. The new equipment was presented at the commemorative ceremony of the 87th anniversary of the Communications Arm and the 51st anniversary of the Communications Command, which took place in the […]
Brazil; BAF orders Two GM200 MM/A radars from France
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has strengthened its aerial capabilities by acquiring Thales’ Ground Master 200 Multi-mission All-in-one (GM200 MM/A) tactical air surveillance radars. This acquisition, facilitated by the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA) through the Airspace Control System Implementation Commission (CISCEA), is aimed at significantly improving Brazil’s air surveillance and ground-based air defense (GBAD) […]
Brazil; Army receives Spike LR missiles from Israel
The shipment, which included the 100 anti-tank missiles in their storage boxes, 10 operator training simulators and 10 functional launchers, was loaded onto a Brazilian Air Force Embraer KC-390 Millennium aircraft at the Ovda Air Base in southern Israel on June 17, and returned to Brazil shortly thereafter.
Colombia; First occurrence of soldiers injured in a drone attack
The General Command of the Colombian Military Forces (CGFM) has reported that three soldiers were injured following a drone attack by FARC-EP dissidents in the southwest of the country. The events occurred on June 12, when at 12:30 pm, the Army’s Bisonte-2 unit was attacked three times by drones that launched – under the pendulum […]
Guyana; Coast Guard accepts new Metal Shark patrol boat
The Guyana Defence Force commissioned the patrol vessel GDFS Shahoud (1039) of the type 115 Defiant built by the American Metal Shark, at its shipyard in Franklin (Alabama). The flagging ceremony, which took place on June 11 at the Coast Guard base Ruimveldt Greater Georgetown, was led by President Irfaan Ali, accompanied by the Chief […]
Peru; Police relaunches tender to acquire 56 new 4×4 MRAPs.
According to an article from a Spanish newspaper dated June 9, 2024, the National Police of Peru is preparing to enhance its arsenal with the acquisition of 56 armored 4×4 vehicles. This initiative, part of the Strategic Plan for Modernization and Capacity Strengthening for the period 2021-2024, aims to improve law enforcement’s response to increasing […]
Argentina; Army mulls acquisition of Spike-LR2 missiles from Israel
Argentina has been upgrading its army in recent years, in part with the help of Israeli defense companies. Now, according to a report on the South American ZM website, Buenos Aires is considering purchasing SpikeLR2 anti-tank missiles from Rafael. The news comes at an interesting time, in lieu of a Brazilian army delay a defense […]
Venezuela; National Guard commissions restored AMX-VCI armored combat vehicles.
On May 19, 2024, the Venezuelan National Guard added two restored variants of the French AMX-VCI armored combat vehicles (an AMX-13M56-VTT/VCI armored infantry combat vehicle and an AMX-13M56VTT/TB ambulance) to its units in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui. This initiative began in mid-2022, with fifty units transferred from the Venezuelan Army to the National Guard, as […]
Colombia; Army mulls purchase of M109A5+ SP howitzer from the US
The Colombian Army (EJC) maintains its interest in the BAE Systems M-109A5+ 155×52 mm self-propelled artillery system. It should be recalled that in the recent past, the EJC and the company BAE Systems held discussions for the possible transfer of this howitzer in the A5+ version. It has initial speed measurement radars and a remote […]