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The introductory Brazil Cyber Defence event will be held in tandem with the seventh edition of the Conference on Military Technology and Simulations. Cyberdefense will be the subject of an unprecedented event held in Brasília, April 23rd-26th. Brazil Cyber Defence, the nation's first cybercommunications and electronic warfare expo, will promote the discussion of defense and security issues among Brazil’s Armed…
The 2018 edition of the International Air and Space Fair stood out as the best in its history in Chile.Next-generation aircraft streaked across the skies over Santiago, Chile, showing off their acrobatic maneuvers and formation flying during the 20th edition of the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE, in Spanish) that took place April 3-8, 2018. On the ground at…
The Brazilian Air Force is part of the nine working groups of the Brazilian Space Program Development Committee—a creation of the federal government.The Brazilian government created an inter-ministerial structure to enliven the aerospace sector. The Brazilian Space Program Development Committee (CDPEB, in Portuguese) brings together the ministries of Defense; Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications and Foreign Relations, among others. Its…
Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States search for new technologies to counter cyberattacks.
Service members from seven nations improve their electronic warfare techniques.
Unmanned aerial vehicles will be used for military tasks, to provide assistance during natural disasters and help communities.
During the 2017 South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC), held in Lima, Peru, from August 22nd to 24th, several discussion panels were organized to address issues in a group format. For example, one panel focused on several countries' cyberdefense strategies. Colombia took part in it as a South American leader in this area. In order to examine cyberdefense and other topics involving…
Brazilian Air Force Major General Reis Tavares, the deputy director of International Affairs at the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, was Brazil’s representative at the 2017 South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC). The general moderated a panel discussion on cyberattacks. Among other important information, he said that in the last two years there has been an increase of more than 270 percent…
Brazil is promoting events on cyber security, a sector defined as strategic for national defense.
International forum among military experts and other professionals discussed strategies for information technology, information sharing, and cyber security best practices.
The Cyber Defense Command, a new Brazilian Army unit, was created to increase the nation’s security against cyberattacks.
Excelente entrevista, realmente muy objetiva para todos aquellos interesados en saber que es el CID y que hace, y lo que se enesena esta basado en tres pilares: LIBERTAD ACADEMICA, RIGOR ACADEMICO INTEGRIDAD ACADEMICA, lo que nos lleva a tener una INSTITUCION CON VERDADERA EXCELENCIA ACADEMICA The Inter-American Defense College (IADC), located in Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C., was…
