Technology can provide important leverage to help the Defense Department cut costs and increase the efficiency of military spending, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer said on Thursday.
Zachary Lemnios, director of defense research and engineering, emphasized the Pentagon’s new cost-cutting drive is aimed at freeing up cash to sustain U.S. forces [...]
Latin American countries face tough choices as drug trafficking, illegal immigration and the threat of attacks on newly found natural resources make new demands on maritime security needs.
Top maritime and naval commanders from the region will gather at the second Maritime Surveillance Latin America conference Oct. 18-20 in Miami. The conference is organized by the [...]
The Brazilian Navy will carry out Operation Atlantic II next Monday, a training drill coordinated by the Ministry of Defense, in conjunction with the Armed Forces.
The deputy chief of naval operations in the Brazilian Navy, Rear Admiral Paulo Ricardo Medici, pointed out that the military maneuver, scheduled to conclude on July 30, simulates a modern [...]
With government budgets across Europe set to shrink significantly in the coming years, the parent company of Airbus predicted that the group’s military business would become increasingly focused on markets in Asia, Latin America and the Persian Gulf and it hinted that the outsourcing of European aerospace jobs to those regions was all but inevitable.
“It [...]
Merger and acquisition activity in the defense industry is heating up, and is expected to far surpass the deal volume last year as larger companies target smaller ones with niche technologies.
The Obama administration’s decision to move funding from traditional weapons to areas of unmanned war is pushing prime contractors to [...]
France looks set to clinch a multibillion-dollar deal for the sale of Rafale jet fighters to Brazil.
Citing an aide to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Defense News reported that Brazil’s “preference” for France’s pride combat aircraft “is expected to be confirmed soon.”
“It’s not up for us to say,” though, the source said. “It [...]
A few days ago the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense DoD for Western Hemisphere Affairs , the Cuban-American Frank Mora, came from Washigton to Miami to give a conference on security and defense policies of the U.S. to Latin America. The conference was held in the auditorium of the Center for Political Studies in the University of Miami.
There, [...]
Latin American states within the Union of South American Nations will need to reveal all when buying weapons and military equipment to ensure they don’t trigger a politically destabilizing and expensive arms race on the continent, officials said.
Plans for transparency in all arms deals involving member countries were unveiled as leaders [...]
United States is monitoring “carefully” Venezuela’s decision to purchase Russian arms worth USD 5 billion, as it believes that President Hugo Chávez is trying to “make war” against another country, according to a US government’s spokesman
The United States is monitoring “carefully” Venezuela’s decision to purchase Russian arms worth USD 5 [...]
Signaling a shift in strategy, Argentina announced plans to buy two Mi-171E transport helicopters from Russia, the first defense deal between the two countries.
The landmark $30 million deal was pulled together by Argentina’s Defense Ministry and Russia’s Rosoboronexport government arms export agency. The ceremonious signing highlighted a visit by Russian President [...]
