India’s quest to sell Tejas jets to Argentina gets renewed push

India’s quest to sell Tejas jets to Argentina gets renewed push
India’s quest to sell Tejas jets to Argentina gets renewed push

India is very much a geopolitical underdog in the Argentinian competition, as it is up against both the US and China.

With Argentina’s new leader likely comes an ‘austere’ defense budget: Analysts

With Argentina’s new leader likely comes an ‘austere’ defense budget: Analysts
With Argentina’s new leader likely comes an ‘austere’ defense budget: Analysts

New President Javier Milei’s top priority is fixing the economy, which could put the brakes on some, but likely not all, planned defense programs, analysts told Breaking Defense.

Brazil sails mostly alone in push to modernize submarine fleet in South America

Brazil sails mostly alone in push to modernize submarine fleet in South America
Brazil sails mostly alone in push to modernize submarine fleet in South America

With little military threat on the immediate horizon, most South American countries continue to rely on decades-old subs. Brazil is an outlier.

UAE defense giant buys into Brazilian smart weapons specialist in latest Latin American move

UAE defense giant buys into Brazilian smart weapons specialist in latest Latin American move
UAE defense giant buys into Brazilian smart weapons specialist in latest Latin American move

Abu Dhabi-based EDGE Group has made several high-profile plays to establish itself in the Brazilian market.

Unmanned ground vehicles face a rare market challenge in South America: Horses

Unmanned ground vehicles face a rare market challenge in South America: Horses
Unmanned ground vehicles face a rare market challenge in South America: Horses

To be clear, interest in developing UGVs in South America does exist, albeit it in the early stages and in the face of daunting natural landscape.

South American militaries take aim at narco trafficking with new radars, exercises

South American militaries take aim at narco trafficking with new radars, exercises
South American militaries take aim at narco trafficking with new radars, exercises

Several nations are buying or installing new radars or sending new planes in the air in hopes of better tracking drug transshipments.

Peruvian Navy sails forward with local shipyard SIMA

Peruvian Navy sails forward with local shipyard SIMA
Peruvian Navy sails forward with local shipyard SIMA

The construction of a second LPD highlights how SIMA, like several other South American shipyards, can now build more complex vessels, reducing the MGP’s reliance on international suppliers.

Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program

Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program
Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program

Low-key deployments by citizen-soldiers have strengthened ties with 89 nations – but some crucial partners are missing.

Clock Ticks As Argentine Submariners Run Out Of Air; US, Allies Race To Rescue

Clock Ticks As Argentine Submariners Run Out Of Air; US, Allies Race To Rescue
Clock Ticks As Argentine Submariners Run Out Of Air; US, Allies Race To Rescue

In an extraordinary international response, a dozen nations have poured assets into the stormy South Atlantic to help find and save 44 Argentine submariners from the missing sub San Juan. It’s a stark contrast to the last great submarine disaster, when Russia was slow to accept international help for the stricken Kursk in 2000 and lost all…

US Ships, Planes Challenge 22 Countries’ Claims — Not Just China’s

US Ships, Planes Challenge 22 Countries’ Claims — Not Just China’s
US Ships, Planes Challenge 22 Countries’ Claims — Not Just China’s

WASHINGTON: In 2016, the Defense Department flew aircraft or steamed ships through territories claimed by Albania, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Malta, and, well, China, according to the Pentagon’s annual report released today. So should Beijing be relieved it was not the sole focus of American Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) or should it feel slighted that it…

Trump, Kelly, & The Coast Guard: Exclusive Interview With Adm. Zukunft

Trump, Kelly, & The Coast Guard: Exclusive Interview With Adm. Zukunft
Trump, Kelly, & The Coast Guard: Exclusive Interview With Adm. Zukunft

With the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States and with Trump’s nomination of Gen. John Kelly for Secretary of Homeland Security, life is going to change for the US Coast Guard. Trump’s campaign focused intently on border security, asking a fundamental question: Why do we send thousands of troops…

LCS Dives Into Irregular Warfare With New Mission Package

WASHINGTON: The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship is now in the irregular warfare business, the top service official in charge of the program said today. Naval Sea Systems Command is developing a new LCS mission package focusing on irregular warfare operations. Those capabilities will fall more toward the humanitarian and disaster relief-types of missions under the…