Americas Oshkosh Defense won a $22.6 million deal to exercise available options to support the fielding of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, packaged and installed kits, and trailers. Work will take place in Wisconsin. Estimated completion date is September 30, 2024. The...
USAF Secured E-11A Funding | Chile Seeks To Procure SM-2 Block IIIA Missiles | Kongsberg Maritime Unveils HUGIN AUV
Americas The US Air Force has secured funding to buy the first of six new E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communication Node aircraft. The press release from the 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs says the BACN Program Office is expected to award the contract by end of...
DoS Approves F-16 Upgrade For Chile | Poseidon Fleet Hits Milestone In Scotland | Taiwan’s Hai Chien 2 Faces Delay
Americas AHI, Grand Prairie won a $74 million contract modification for 15 UH-72 D-2 production aircraft and options to procure three additional D-2 production aircraft, 18 jettisonable cockpit doors, 14 engine inlet barrier filters and 14 environmental control...
Chile looks at LORA acquisition for navy | LCS Little Rock completes builder’s trials | Japan awards MHI new destroyer contract
Americas * Chile is assessing the procurement of a ship-borne long-range attack capability, which if comes to fruition, will make Lima the first South American government to have vessels with a capability to reach targets deep in land. IAI/Malam’s Long Range Attack...
Chile & Airbus to Collaborate on Defense & Aerospace | EDA Gets Budget Increase Ending Six Year Freeze | SK Investigating DAPA on Suspicion of Intel Leak
Americas * An agreement has been signed between Airbus and the Chilean government to pursue collaborative business development in the defense and aerospace industry. Both sides will cooperate on manufacturing and maintenance for future projects while exploring further...
Chile Orders SpyLite Mini-UAVs
SpyLite mini-UAV(click to view full) With all the focus on North Korea, it's easy to forget about the Latin American LAAD 2013 exhibition. Chile has been a regional leader in the use of UAVs, including their 2011 purchase of long-endurance Hermes 900s. Now, they're...
Chile Buying American for Air Defense
Avenger(click to view full) Chile presents interesting challenges for an air defense network. Its geography is long, thin, and extremely mountainous, which greatly complicates attempts at full coverage. Tensions over the last couple of decades have been centered on...
2nd Time Lucky: Chile Buys French Amphibious Ship
FS Foudre(click to view full) When 2010 British budget cuts forced the Royal Navy to sell RFA Largs Bay just a few years into its service life, Chile's need to deliver disaster relief from the sea made them one of the reported bidders. Largs Bay ended up heading to...
Chile Requests a Mechanized Artillery Battalion
Latest updates: Clarity from BAE. Spanish M109A5,Brite Star 2001(click to view full) In June 2009, Chile's formal request to buy a variety of artillery-related systems and equip a new mechanized artillery battalion was cleared by the US state Department, and allowed...
Chile Expanding its Air Fleets With Hueys, C-295 Maritime Patrol
Chilean Bell 412(click to view full) Chile is a country with a lot of area to cover, ranging from long sea coasts and maritime areas to deserts and mountain ranges, in temperatures that range from hot to near-Arctic. While new F-16 C/D aircraft from the USA and...