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Featured / Geopolitics / Latin America / Region

Assembly Standoff Leads to Crisis in El Salvador

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 - by Thomas Dolzall

In a dramatic escalation of the emerging showdown between El Salvador’s new populist presidential administration and the opposition-dominated legislature, President Nayib Bukele deployed armed police and security personnel into a …

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Featured / Geopolitics / Latin America / Region

Ecuador and the Political Limits of Austerity

October 21, 2019November 4, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. After two weeks of widespread public protest and intense street clashes that resulted in the deaths of eight protesters and the arson of …

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Latin America / Military Aircraft

Argentine President Presents Three New Pampa III

December 12, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Forecast International

Argentine President Mauricio Macri and Minister of Defense Oscar Aguad have presented three new IA 63 Pampa III aircraft that were built by Argentine state-owned aircraft manufacturer FAdeA. The aircraft, …

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Europe / Latin America / Naval Systems

Argentina Signs Financing Agreement for French OPVs

December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 - by Forecast International

Argentine Minister of Finance Nicolás Dujovne has signed a EUR319million ($363.2 million) financing agreement with Credit Agricole, Natixis, and Banco Santander SA for the Recuperación de la Capacidad de Patrullado …

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Latin America

Dominican Border Patrol Unit Now Operational

December 4, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Forecast International

The Dominican Republic Army has declared a new Border Patrol Unit operational. The mission of this unit is to carry out patrol, surveillance and protection operations in support of the …

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Land Systems / Latin America

New Argentine Radar Installed in Villaguay

November 30, 2018 - by Forecast International

The Argentine Air Force has completed installation of a Long Range 3D Primary Radar (RP3DLAP in Spanish)radar in the town of Villaguay, Argentina, a little less than 200 miles northwest …

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Latin America / Naval Systems

Mexican Navy Wants to Build Fleet of Eight POLA Warships

November 28, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

In its SEMAR Accountability Report 2012-2018 published on November 17, 2018, the Mexican Navy laid out plans to eventually field a fleet of eight Patrullas Oceánicas de Largo Alcance (POLA) …

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Latin America / Naval Systems

Mexico Launches POLA Warship

November 26, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

Mexico has formally held a launching and flagging ceremony for its Long Range Oceanic Patrol (POLA in Spanish) vessel. During the ceremony, the vessel was officially named ARM Reformador (POLA …

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Latin America / Military Aircraft / North America

U.S. Donates Secondhand C-130H to Colombia

November 23, 2018January 15, 2019 - by Forecast International

The United States has donated a secondhand C-130H Hercules to the Colombian Air Force. The announcement of the donation was made during a visit by U.S. Air Force Chief of …

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Latin America / Naval Systems

Three Ecuadorian Corvettes Returned to Service

November 21, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

Three Ecuadorian missile corvettes have been returned to service after undergoing modernization and re-powering work by Ecuadorian technicians at shipyard Astinave. The three vessels, the Manabí (CM 12) Los Ríos …

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