The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Space Force Base (SFB), California, during an operational test September 7, 2022. The ICBM was equipped with three test re-entry vehicles, which traveled approximately 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. This [ … ]
The Trident Naval Task Force (FTNT) of the Salvadoran Naval Force (FNES) ventures far off El Salvador’s Pacific coast to interdict transnational criminal groups that attempt to move cocaine from South America to the United States, oftentimes relying on the support and intelligence of partner nations. “At the moment we [ … ]
Russia is keeping up its attempts to turn cyberspace into a battlefield by attacking its adversaries with a type of malware known as wiper, which destroys the hard drive of infected computers, erasing all data and programs, and causing enormous damage to companies and organizations, Spanish cybersecurity firm S21sec says [ … ]
Russia announced its plans to install a GLONASS satellite navigation ground station in Venezuela. The GLONASS system is similar to the GPS of the United States and the Galileo system of Europe. According to the Russian space agency Roscosmos, the deployment of the station is part of the agreement between [ … ]
Brazil hosted the 63rd edition of exercise UNITAS, gathering 20 countries, September 8-22. The U.S. Southern Command-sponsored naval exercise carried out annually in different countries of the Americas, in a rotational system, is considered the oldest in continuity worldwide, since 1959. The exercise aims to strengthen the mutual bonds of [ … ]
U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, met with Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso and senior Ecuadorian defense leaders to discuss continued bilateral cooperation during a visit to Ecuador this week. Gen. Richardson visited Ecuador September 12-16 to join defense leaders from 10 nations for the [ … ]
The Community-Military Brigades (Bricomiles) created by the Nicolás Maduro regime in late June to repair and refurbish the country’s public schools and health centers are raising suspicions that soldiers with the brigades may get involved in educational matters. Members of the Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB), the ruling United Socialist Party [ … ]
B-1B Lancers departed Dyess Air Force Base, Georgia, September 7, 2022 in support of a bomber task force (BTF) mission to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). During this mission, B-1 aircrews integrated with partner nations in SOUTHCOM AOR, air refueled with the support of MacDill Air [ … ]
As part of UNITAS 2022, a multinational amphibious operation was carried out on September 16, D-Day, in Itaoca, Espiríto Santo state, Brazil. The operation included a simulation of the rescue of endangered citizens from the coast of a country in conflict, through an amphibious incursion carried out by ships and [ … ]
Costa Rica continues to deal blows to Caribbean narcotrafficking groups that have shifted their transit routes to the Pacific Ocean. According to the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) of Costa Rica’s Supreme Court of Justice, authorities are increasingly detecting their activities in that region. “This can be attributed to different circumstances: The [ … ]
When the Brazilian Cyber Defense Command (CDCiber) showcased itself to representatives of 15 nations August 18 as part of its Cyber Guardian Exercise, two New York Army National Guard Soldiers represented the United States. Captain Andrew Carter, the information systems officer for the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters battalion, and Chief [ … ]
Ecuador served as the host country for the South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC) for the first time. The event, September 13-16, brought together 11 chiefs of staff of South American military forces in Quito, Ecuador, under the theme, “Defeating Global and Cross-Border Threats through Regional Collaboration.” SOUTHDEC is a U.S. [ … ]
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