Category: From S. America

Brazilian Air Force Launches Meteor Missile from Gripen E 0

Brazilian Air Force Launches Meteor Missile from Gripen E in Historic Test

First South American firing of MBDA Meteor strengthens Brazil’s air combat capability and Gripen program The Brazilian Air Force has successfully carried out its first guided launch of the MBDA Meteor long?range air?to?air missile from a Saab...

2026 01 05 El Salvador UH-1N helicopter delivery 0

El Salvador Receives Four Refurbished Bell UH-1N Helicopters from the United States

Two aircraft join the Salvadoran Air Force at Comalapa Air Base, while two support peacekeeping operations in Haiti—marking a strategic upgrade to replace aging UH-1Hs. Two aircraft join the Salvadoran Air Force at Comalapa...

2025 12 19 Embraers Eve Completes First Flight of Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype 0

Embraer’s Eve Completes First Flight of Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype

Milestone marks progress toward certification as company targets 2027 for commercial entry into service. The full-scale prototype of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by Eve Air Mobility is seen as...

2023 03 23 Belgium signs commitment for second MRTT aircraft 0

Belgium formalises second MRTT tanker buy to bring NATO MMU fleet to 10

Belgium has formalised the procurement of a second Airbus A330-200 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) as its contribution to the NATO Multinational MRTT Unit (MMU). Minister of Defence Ludivine Dedonder signed the memorandum of understanding...

2023 03 01 Costa Rica receives new NCPV to bolster maritime security 0

Costa Rica Receives New NCPV to Bolster Maritime Security

Shipbuilder Metal Shark recently delivered an 85 ft (25.9 m) welded aluminium Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV) to the Costa Rica Coast Guard, the Ministry of Public Security confirmed. The new vessel was acquired...

2023 03 01 Colombian Army reveals new Rafael Spike ER anti-tank missiles 0

Colombian Army reveals new Rafael Spike ER anti-tank missiles

The Colombian Army in February 2023 showcased its Rafael Spike ER anti-tank missile systems for the first time, having quietly purchased them in 2019 and receiving them a year later. The army revealed the...

Colombian Air Force IAI 201 Arava (FAC1952) 0

Colombian Air Force (FAC) retirements

The Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (Colombian Air Force), said goodbye to a number of venerable types in its inventory in the past few years. Colombian Air Force, Cessna OA-37B Dragon (FAC 2153) aircraft. (Photos by...

Jamaica to fly Bell 505 JetRanger X light helicopter 0

Jamaica to fly Bell 505 JetRanger X light helicopter

Jamaica Defence Force receives milestone aircraft to support public safety and future pilot training Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) Bell 505 JetRanger X light helicopters (Illustration by Bell) Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT)...

Leonardo AW139M wins Colombian presidential deal 0

Leonardo AW139M wins Colombian presidential deal

Colombia the new presidential transport helicopter of the Republic of Colombia will be an AW139 supplied by Italian aerospace firm Leonardo in the second quarter of this year, the company confirmed on January 11....

Final Airbus SC-105 (C-295MPA) handed to Brazil 0

Final Airbus SC-105 (C-295MPA) handed to Brazil

Brazil the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) received its third and final Airbus SC-105 Amazonas search and rescue (SAR) aircraft on December 9, during a handover ceremony at Seville, Spain. Brazilian Air Force personnel pose...