Civil aviation news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 11, 2026
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
In the second part of the Infodefensa.com interview, Hanwha Ocean's senior vice president of Naval Ship International Business, Seongwoo Park, detailed the technical…
Chilean Army captains Martín Muñoz and Felipe Williams completed their posting as visiting instructors at the Mountain and Special Operations Military School (EMMOE)…
Representatives of Paragon Solutions presented the Chilean Army with their intelligence gathering and analysis solutions, capabilities that could significantly contribute to…
Global Airport Hospitality Leader Deepens Regional Presence as Chile Joins Its Growing Network Worldwide Santiago, July 29, 2026 – Plaza Premium Group (PPG), the global leader in integrated…
On August 3, 1928, the government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo ordered the provisional creation of Mixed Aviation Group No. 3 in El Bosque. Shortly after, the unit began operating officially…
August 4, 2026
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (Emco) and the Chilean Army's Special Operations Command (Cope) began the exercise together with US Special Operations Command South (Socsouth)…
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (Emco) and the Chilean Army's Special Operations Command (Cope) began the exercise together with US Special Operations Command South (Socsouth)…
Lieutenant Colonel Gerardo Vilaboa Castañeda of the Chilean Army received the Capitán Blake award at the sash ceremony of the 27th Armed Forces Staff Course…
Representatives from South African firm Paramount Group held a working meeting last July with officers from the Chilean Army's Directorate of Projects and Research…
August 3, 2026
UK says HMS Medway's visit to Chile falls under freedom of navigation after criticism from Argentina
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the Royal Navy will keep deploying warships worldwide and exercising navigation rights, including innocent passage, after a…
Leonardo has continued to advance its C-27J Spartan proposal to the Chilean Air Force (FACh), as part of the institution's evaluation process to renew and supplement…
Chile's Ministry of National Defense announced, as part of its 2026 Public Account, that it will consider moving toward a new strategic defense funding law…
Representatives from Turkey's FNSS presented technical information at the Chilean Army's Projects and Research Directorate (Dipride) on the PARS wheeled armored vehicle family and…
The 2030 Investment Roadmap of Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército (Famae) includes a set of initiatives aimed at strengthening its industrial, technological and…
