The Science and Technology Corporation for Development of the Naval, Maritime and Riverine Industry of Colombia (COTECMAR) is using its wide-ranging experience in the defense sector to build a river pusher craft to help recover the Magdalena River, the country’s primary waterway. The Science and Technology Corporation for Development of [ … ]
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Honduras’ Military Industry Produces Quality Gear and Provides Job Opportunities
The Military Industry of the Armed Forces of Honduras (IMFAA) produces more than 500 products, including uniforms, for all the branches of the country's Armed Forces and other safety and security government institutions.
Brazilian Army Technology Could Be Used by the Ministry of Cities
Minister of Cities Gilberto Kassab visited the Brazilian Army Command in Brasília to learn about management technology used by the Army in its engineering and construction works.
Technology and Innovation at International Defense and Security Expo
LAAD Defense & Security 2015, the largest and most important international defense and security expo in Latin America, boasts over 700 exhibitors from at least 70 countries and extends across three pavilions in Riocentro, Rio de Janeiro, from April 14 to 17. In its 10th edition, LAAD Defense & Security [ … ]
‘Córdova’, the post-conflict weapon in Colombia
The Colombian military industry has created the first pistol completely developed and produced in the country. The Colombian military industry has created the first pistol completely developed and produced in the country. The Córdova is a 9-mm semiautomatic handgun which weighs less than a kilogram designed to fire between nine [ … ]
Naval Forces from the Americas train together in ‘Partnership of the Americas 2014’
The navies of nine countries from the Americas – including seven from Latin American nations -- gathered in Chile August for “Partnership of the Americas 2014.”
U.S. SOUTHCOM expo displays technology that can save lives during natural disasters
In collaboration with some of the nation’s top scientists and technological engineers, the United States Southern Command held a technology expo at its headquarters on Wednesday, Sept, 3rd. As it actively pursues effective disaster relief in the Western Hemisphere, SOUTHCOM gave spectators a glimpse into the future.
Testing new technologies for disaster response
GeoSHAPE, a software application designed to revolutionize the way organizations collaborate in response to disasters, can display disaster-relevant information in a map that anybody with a web browser and the appropriate permissions can see from anywhere in the world.
Nicaraguan Army and National Police seize large amounts of cocaine during ‘Operación Bastón’
In that operation, Nicaraguan police and Army soldiers arrested Antonio Ocon Silva, 46, who was allegedly driving a commercial truck loaded with bricks made of mud. Inside the truck, authorities found nearly 399 large packets filled with cocaine.
Nicaraguan police seize illegal weapons and reduce violent crime
Nicaragua is the safest country in Central America as measured by homicide rates, assault victim rates and the authority and influence of national police forces, according to a 2013-2014 Human Development Regional Report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Interpol offers ‘I-Checkit’ system to Latin American airlines to identify stolen passports
The Interpol I-Checkit system is part of Interpol’s public awareness campaign, which is known as “Turn Back Crime.” The goal of the program is to involve all sectors of society in preventing and combatting crime.
Colombia’s PNC and Armed Forces reduce killings with strong initiatives
Security forces have reduced the violence by cracking down on organized crime groups, which committed most of the violence in some of the country’s major cities.