The Colombian Air Force (FAC) is preparing to launch its second satellite, FACSAT-2 Chiribiquete, in February 2023, with a greater payload capacity. It will be used to detect environmental risks and threats; combat illegal mining; and monitor energy, port, and road infrastructure, and for airspace surveillance operations. The satellite will [ … ]
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General Richardson Visits Panama for High-Level Security Dialogue
The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, visited Panama October 17-18 where she led the U.S. delegation for the sixth meeting of the High-Level Security Dialogue (HLSD) between Panama and the United States. The visit was Gen. Richardson’s second to Panama as commander of SOUTHCOM. In [ … ]
Companies Strengthen Cybersecurity Due to War in Ukraine
In a late August report, U.S. cybersecurity company Venafi indicated that 66 percent of organizations worldwide modified their cybersecurity strategy, as a “direct response to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.” “Everyone is a target, and unlike a kinetic warfare attack, only you can defend your business against nation-state cyberattacks,” [ … ]
China Ensures Its Food Security at the Expense of Other Countries
Chinese state-owned and private companies have been looking at the overseas food supply chain to ensure the country’s food security. “The way China sources its food is of global concern,” Japanese publication Nikkei Asia said in a report. “China’s food security policy has to do with [...] voracious purchases of [ … ]
US Air Force Reserve Command Wing at Travis Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Haiti
A 349th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) aircrew from Travis Air Force Base, California, opened the tail of their C-17 Globemaster III September 24 at Port Au Prince, Haiti, and delivered a non-military cargo load: three yellow school buses. The three buses will help Haitian children to school safely, which became a priority for Those [ … ]
Cyber Guardian Exercise Strengthens Cyber Defense Partnerships
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense-sponsored Cyber Guardian exercise is the Southern Hemisphere’s main annual cyber warfare training exercise. Its objective is to simulate cyber threats to critical structures — hydroelectric power plants, banks, and airports, for example — in order to stimulate collaborative actions to protect the information technology systems [ … ]
US Air Force Delivers Equipment to Haitian National Police
On October 15, in response to a request for international assistance from the Haitian government, a U.S. Air Force C-17, based at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, transported vital security equipment, including tactical and armored vehicles, purchased by the Haitian National Police (HNP) from Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario, [ … ]
US Military Takes Part in War Training in Brazil
Members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) took part in the fifth edition of Brazilian Air Force- (FAB) sponsored Joint Exercise (EXCON) Tápio 2022. The exercise was carried out at Campo Grande Air Base (BACG), in Mato Grosso do Sul state, August 16-September 3. EXCON Tápio gathered more than 900 [ … ]
Colombia Bursts onto Space
Colombian authorities are determined to make inroads into space development, and have begun to reap the benefits of data collected on intelligence, cartography, climate, agriculture, and airspace and terrestrial security, among others. In the future Colombia will seek to create its own space agency. For the time being, the Colombian [ … ]
Uruguay Adds Three Coast Guard Vessels to Its Navy
The Uruguayan Navy received three Protector-class coastal patrol boats from the U.S. government. The handover ceremony took place in the United States, at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore on September 1. The Coast Guard cutters will arrive at Naval Base TN Carlos Macchitelli in Montevideo in early November to [ … ]
Naval School in Rio de Janeiro Holds Largest Regatta in Latin America
On October 9, the Brazilian Navy’s Naval School (EN), located in Rio de Janeiro, held one of the most traditional nautical events in Latin America: The Naval School Regatta. The race was open to all classes of sailboats and about 400 boats took part in the competition. Held on Sailor’s [ … ]
Acrux X: Five Countries Train in Riverine Interoperability in Uruguay
The navies of five partner nations took part in naval exercise Acrux X in the fluvial region of the Uruguayan department of Río Negro. The exercise was aimed at improving training levels in the face of terrorist and organized crime threats, protecting and preserving the environment, safeguarding aquatic life, and [ … ]