Aviation and space news
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August 11, 2026
The Chilean Navy's Type 23 anti-submarine frigate FF-05 Almirante Cochrane showcased its capabilities in the Pacific Dragon integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise, this being…
Mountain troops from the Spanish Army deployed alongside the No. 18 Guardia Vieja Mountain Infantry Battalion of the No. 3 Yungay Mountain Detachment of the Chilean Army towards the…
Soldiers from the No. 27 Bulnes Armored Infantry Battalion of the 1st Coraceros Armored Brigade took part in the Marder 1A3 Vehicle Gunner Course, an infantry combat vehicle that has…
The Chilean Air Force (FACh) has put its new DeltaQuad Evo vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones into operation, reinforcing border control in the regions of Arica and…
Aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing took off from Minot, North Dakota, on a mission...
The Chilean Navy frigate FF-05 Almirante Cochrane is deployed in US waters taking part in exercise Pacific Dragon 2026, focused on training in…
Last Friday, 31 July, the handover at the Executive Directorate of Chile's National Aeronautics Company (ENAER) was completed. In a ceremony held at the Comodoro Arturo…
August 10, 2026
Zaliasnik presented his credentials to the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, in the first week of August 2026, taking up his post after more than two years without a…
Although Chile's inclusion was considered certain internationally after its participation in previous summits, government sources clarify that the country has only acted as an observer and has…
In the Patio de Honor of the Coronel Pedro Lagos Marchant No. 2 Barracks, part of the Rancagua No. 4 Motorised Brigade, a graduation ceremony was held for the Operation Course…
Personnel from the No. 6 Azapa Engineer Battalion of the No. 4 Rancagua Motorized Brigade of the Chilean Army carried out maintenance work on the anti-tank minefields, located in the area…
The Special Forces Command (Comfues) of the Chilean Navy assigned operators to the Special Operations headquarters in the Los Lagos Region and formed the command post…
Now in August, the F-5E/F Tiger III jets of Aviation Group No. 12 continue operating from Los Cóndores Air Base in Iquique. According to information obtained by defensa.com, these…
The Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (ASMAR) plant in Talcahuano marked a new milestone on 6 August in the National Continuous Shipbuilding Plan. On the slipway…
August 8, 2026
We interview Seongwoo Park, Senior Vice President of International Naval Ship Business at Hanwha Ocean. The interview was conducted through its representative in Chile, BZ Naval…
August 7, 2026
The keel-laying of the future LPD-94 marks a new milestone for the Escotillón IV Project and reinforces the continuity of Chile's military shipbuilding program. The unit will…
August 6, 2026
With the keel-laying ceremony, Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (ASMAR) officially began construction of the LPD-94 "Rapa Nui," the second of the new multipurpose ships…
Hidden within an inconspicuous constellation is one of the patches of sky most scrutinized by astronomers. The new image of the Cosmos field, unveiled by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals a…
The National Government authorized, through Decree 536/2026 published this Wednesday in the Official Gazette, the entry of foreign troops into Argentine territory and the deployment of personnel…
The missile has a seeker that allows the target to be identified and locked onto during the flight path; electronic guidance systems; a cooling gas container for the…
Cadets Juan Pablo Bolívar Portales and Martín Hein Monsalve of the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Military School of the Chilean Army put everything they had learned to the test at the Cadet Leader…
Mountain troops from the Chilean Army, the Argentine Army and the Spanish Army will take centre stage in the winter exercise Filo Andino, which will test all their capabilities in a…
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Credit: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe. In addition to Mexico, the exercise involved Germany, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Spain, the United…
For more than three decades, the company has focused on advanced acoustic solutions for Defence and National Security. According to the meeting minutes, published on the portal for the Law on…
Representatives of Turkish company FNSS recently met with officials from the Chilean Army's Projects and Research Directorate (DIPRIDE) to present its capabilities in…
The government is considering creating a new state of constitutional emergency that would allow limited intervention in specific sectors or neighbourhoods with high crime rates. The…
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August 5, 2026
American Airlines has named Brazilian Luiz Laham senior operations manager for the Southern Cone – Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay –, reinforcing the airline's commitment to the…
By Richard J Kouyoumdjian Inglis, executive vice president of AthenaLab. In his public address on Friday, July 31, 2026, Chile's Minister of National Defense…
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Last year, in an interview with AEROIN magazine, Airbus's head for Latin America and the Caribbean, Arturo Barreira, had estimated that Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and…
It has also supplied frigates to Bangladesh and Thailand, and logistics support ships to the UK and Norway. During Hanwha Ocean president Insub Jung's visit to Chile, as…
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