Brazil
Are main battle tanks obsolete? The view from Latin America
February 07 by Wilder Alejandro SanchezIt is becoming increasingly difficult to make the case for heavily armoured systems in Latin America
Former HMS Ocean will provide significant boost to Brazilian Navy
November 12 by Victor M. S. BarreiraThe PHM Atlântico and NDM Bahia ships provide Brazil with formidable tools to execute a wide range of missions
Brazil vs. Peru: Comparing Amazon protection efforts
September 07 by Richard de SilvaBrazil and Peru are both embarking on major Amazon surveillance and protection programmes, involving systems and subsystems that will eventually begin to integrate on a national and cross-border bas...
Interview: Brazil's Air Force Programme Head Discusses Gripen Acquisition, National Defence Strategy
June 03 by Georg MaderBrigadier Jose Crepaldi (right), Head of the Brazilian Air Force’s Programmes Office (Georg Mader) With a combined inventory of 700 fixed-wing and rotary-aircraft, the Brazilian Air Fo...
Latin American Armoured Vehicles Market Summary 2014-2015
April 14 by Defence IQ DigitalLatin American countries are continuing armed forces modernisation efforts, either through new funding efforts or through external aid, as issues related to the illicit drug trade, militant terroris...
Brazil buys 36 Gripen NG aircraft from Saab
October 28 by Defence IQ PressThe Brazilian Aeronautics Command, COMAER, has signed a contract to acquire 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force for around SEK 39.3 billion ($5.4 billion). The contract, which...
Emerging Armoured Vehicles: A Report of Indicative Findings
June 10 by Defence IQ DigitalThis report will explore some of the key emerging armoured vehicles markets, such as those in Africa, Asia and South America. The report is based on a survey of senior executives and professionals w...
Brazil puts out RFP for $4.4 billion SisGAAz programme
May 21 by Inigo GuevaraThe official request for proposals (RFP) for the Brazilian Navy’s Sistema de Gerenciamento do Amazonia Azul (Blue Amazon Management System – SisGAAz) was launched on March 19. Proposals...
Singaporean armoured vehicles firm ST Kinetics invests in Brazil
July 29 by Defence IQ PressThrough its subsidiary Mobility Systems Pte Ltd, Singapore Technologies Kinetics has acquired 90% of Technicae Projetos e Servièos Automotivos Ltda, an automotive maintenance, repair and overhaul (M...
How is Brazil's Olympics security planning going? GBAD?
July 16 by Defence IQ DigitalWith Brazil's defence spending on the rise and a need to demonstrate its emerging status, defence chiefs are well aware that the 2016 Olympic Games will need to be as secure as possible. Richard de...
UK GBAD Commander on Olympics defence and security
July 16 by Defence IQ DigitalUK GBAD Commander on Olympics defence and security Colonel Jon Campbell, the UK MoD's Ground Based Air Defence Commander, reveals the full extent of London's missile security measures during the S...
An analysis of all the air defence weapons in Latin America
June 07 by Defence IQ DigitalWith Latin America currently proving itself to be one of the key global growth regions for military investment, it is worth considering exactly what the continent offers in regards to air defence sy...