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Argentina buys Chinese armored personnel carriers VN1


Chinese military-industrial group China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Argentina for the supply of 110 armored personnel carriers VN1 8x8. The contract value is not specified, but it is reported that the Chinese side expects the imminent receipt of the first tranche of $ 6.5 million to start shipping the first batch of equipment. Purchased VN1 will equip the Argentine battalion formed of joint Argentine-Chilean peacekeeping force Fuerza de Paz Binacional Cruz del Sur, as well as the 10th of the Argentine army. VN1 will be delivered in the version of a 12.7-mm machine gun.

The agreement, in addition to the delivery of 110 armored personnel carriers VN1 from China, also includes an agreement on the organization of the subsequent assembly of these machines in the shipbuilding and ship-repair company Tandanor (Buenos Aires), which is part of the Argentine state shipbuilding and ship-repair association Complejo Industrial Naval Argentino (CINAR). And it is assumed that includes the assembly of these APCs for export to other Latin American countries.

Argentina became the second customer BTR VN1 in Latin America (and perhaps even abroad) after Venezuela, has acquired 60 machines of this type in the framework of a large contract in 2012 for the purchase of for the Venezuelan marines. Supplies APC VN1 to Venezuela began in December 2014.

VN1 APC is an export version produced in series since 2009 of the new wheeled armored main Chinese PLA ZBL09. Armored vehicles ZBL09 family developed and manufactured located in Baotou (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region) now Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Company (known as plant number 617), which is part of the group Norinco, and is also the only factory in China for the production of the .

According to the Web resource , the Argentine military is not in awe of the Chinese APC, but the decision to acquire BTR VN1 was "political".

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Pictured below is an A-4AR being serviced in a Chilean hanger. Tthese are the hangars of the same Chilean base used in the exercise "Salitre"


Draw your own conclusions. Currently with the miniscule military budget we cannot even maintain bases or weapons systems today, and the current administration wants to incorporate the newest weapons systems?


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Below, one of the hangars at the Tandil in the provence of Buenos Aires. The hangars are relatively well (recent photo) maintained but not like the Chilean ones



What saddens me in that the FAA kept all their aircraft in meticulous working order and clean. Now days there is such a lack of desire that no one takes the time to grab a sponge, soap and a hose to remove bird droppings.



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The Military Aviation School received the new IA - 63 "PAMPA II"


From the IV Air Brigade in the city of El Plumerillo, the IA - 63 "PAMPA II arrived at the School of Military Aviation Squadron in Mendoza



A large number of personnel from technicians, electricians, specialists in various fields directly linked to the operation of aircraft, as well as instructors and trainees, moved to the vicinity of the Institute, who made both operations center, from here they deployed to perform the maneuvers near the firing range.

Also present technical trainees from the VI Air Brigade of the city of Tandil, who are trained to be future keepers of IA - 63 PAMPA II.


Moreover the Cadets of the EAM had its maiden flight in these aircraft, making this visit to Córdoba not only an exercise curriculum to be future fighter pilots , but also a memorable life experience for these young cadets.




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Video: ARMADA ARGENTINA FUERZA DE SUBMARINOS


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15 years of service, the National Guard of Costa Rica


(Defensa.com) On 24 May 2000, the National Guard (NG) of Costa Rica went on to replace the maritime surveillance service, Law 8000. With the establishment of the institution explained their future. The US support helped create a large hub at Caldera, a C3I system, a landing platform for helicopters, a floating dock with an area of 80 meters and an office building and other activities. Substantial improvements in the structure were implemented, with new facilities in Cuajiniquil, Flamingo, Quepos and Golfito, along the Pacific and Caribbean bases Barra del Colorado and Puerto Viejo. Likewise, the Enforcement Unit of the Maritime Law was created, a specialist in high risk operations and operations against the narco-mafia body. With the Law on the National Guard professionalism of the officers he said.

After fifteen years his naval flotilla has just over 75 vessels, mostly small. During the recent celebrations some aluminum hull boats were possibly the type MVX Tracker Grizzly 1860, 18 feet long, or Polar Kraft Outfitter of a similar bearing. Coast Guard flotilla has its core in the largest patrol Swiftships 105 feet long, 65 feet Swiftships two, plus a 42-feet. In addition to at least three and two E32 E38 Eduardoño, recycled captured the narcos, some lighters include those of 26 feet with outboard 25 feet, also with outboard engines engines and some 22 feet and 20ft. These have been reinforced by a 10 P-38 purchased directly from the Eduardoño, and the first two of them would be operational in Puerto Limon and two in Puerto Calderas to May 2012.


Two Boston Whalers 26-foot fiberglass hull, each with two 120cv Mercruiser engines were delivered in 2002 by the US, and that same year came the patrol of 82-feet long 82-3 "Juan Rafael Mora, "82-2" Juan Santa Maria "(both in the Pacific) and 82-4 and" Pancha Carrasco ". RHI follow six boats 24 feet (7.30 meters) in 2002. This would be Apex models, each with two Honda engines 130CV. These boats are built air mattress in Coyol, Alajuela. It is noteworthy that in April 2007, Costa Rica gave Apex 39 boats for use by the Coast Guard of Georgia and its use in the Black Sea, 11, 24 feet (7.30 meters) and the remaining 28 feet ( 8.53 meters). However, in service with the SNG they could not be maintained properly, so their navigation equipment and tracheal were removed four years later. In 2009 all boats were in Quepos unused. Two years later he supplied the first two, at least four models SAFE Defender 33 feet in length, to be delivered by the US.

There are about 100 vessels captured and stored by legal obstacles remain, some 10 years since the winery. The ships have been requisitioned for several reasons. Including Eduardoño type boats, some captured with up to four engines of 200 hp each differ. In Limón exist about 10 Eduardoño, and Quepos, Puntarenas and the other 22. Some Coco there will be renovated and will return to use.


The maritime border unit
Although not part of the SNG, the Border Police has developed a maritime unit in charge of monitoring the rivers and coasts border that reinforces the work of the NGA in river water. And in September 2013 the US had trained more than 191 troops, which put a foot force of about 250 items and range of 1,000 to 1,500 are expected to patrol both borders. The maritime border unit was ready in late 2014. The January 15, 2015 USA donated six vessels, of an order of 12, the type Fluvial Patrol Eduardoño 260, equipped with two 115hp engines. That same January 15 the US government to issue a tender for the supply of four river patrol boats 19.5 feet long Eduardoño type (or equivalent) for Costa Rica, with a purchase option for four more . The boats were supplied with two 115hp engines of two times each, plus two additional engines, two transmissions and four propellers parts per boat. SNG responds under the Armed Forces of the Ministry of Public Security. Its main mission is to monitor 570,000 square meters of sea courts.

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Advances in the construction of oceanographic ship Polar BAP Carrasco for the Navy Peru


(defensa.com) The President of the Council of Ministers, Pedro Cateriano Bellido and General Commander of the Navy, Admiral Edmundo Deville del Campo, visited the shipyard Construcciones Navales P. Freire, located in Vigo (Spain), to monitor the progress in the construction of oceanographic ship Polar BAP Carrasco. The Spanish shipyard was selected in 2014 to provide a Polar oceanographic ship 5,000 to 6,000 tonnes for the Navy of Peru for approximately 79.2 million Euros. The acquisition was part of the so-called "Building a Program oceanographic ship that contributes to the improvement of Oceanographic Research Services of the Navy of Peru in maritime areas and Antarctica" (SNIP Code No. 269 457).


The Polar oceanographic ship BAP Carrasco - which should be delivered in May 2016 - is a variant of the NC-704 Class (Class RRS Discovery), which has a length of 99.7 m, beam 18 m, strut 7, 40 m. and draft of 6.5 m, and its displacement of 5,000 tons full load. A top speed of 15 knots. It is designed to operate autonomously 50 days, featuring some 599 m3 tanks for fuel (gas or diesel oil) and 310 m3 of drinking water. The crew will be 24 effective and have the capacity to house 28 scientists.


Have at least six laboratories and a flight deck of 85 m2. The addition of this ship will allow Peru, as a member of the Antarctic Treaty, continue to support international efforts to research and protection of the white continent. Currently, the Navy, in coordination with the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, plans and executes annual scientific campaigns in support of the Peruvian Antarctic Station "Machu Pichu" through the deployment of Scientific Research Vessel BIC Humboldt. This allows enhancing the knowledge we have of the continent and its relationship with oceanographic and biological systems that reach the coast of Peru.

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Video: Test air show F-16 Falcons Chile


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The Uruguayan National Police acquires Robinson 44 helicopters and Cessna C-182Q


(Defensa.com) As anticipate for months, police in Uruguay formed its air unit. It will have three helicopters Robinson 44 Raven II, to be incorporated at the end of this year, and a single-engine Cessna 182 Q, 1979. Since the late 90s, the Uruguayan police forces seasonal attempts made-initially and be equipped with aircraft alquiladas- an air component.

Had recently been leased (and evaluated its purchase) a couple of Cessna 182- any problems with documentaries and created the UNAVANT (National Unity of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) with mini drones, whose experience would not have been very successful. Again, a significant increase in cattle rustling and other crimes increased, put air issue on the table. So finally the UAPN (Air Unit of the National Police) was created, with headquarters in Montevideo executive aerodrome of Melilla, where one of the two hangars available to this unit, the other is located at the International Airport of Carrasco . The first unit purchased for this function is a Cessna C-182Q 1979, with a capacity for four passengers and a flight range of six hours.

The shuttle UAPN perform tasks throughout the country, aerial surveillance, (surveying, aerial observation and photography); support different country's Police Headquarters, traffic control and other operational support units, including the National Fire (forest fire prevention, etc) .It is 3 helicopters Robinson 44 Raven II model will be acquired, according informs the manufacturer does not exceed per unit FOB $ 465,000, to which they will be installed in some thermal cameras copies FLIR Ultra 8000, whose images are broadcast live to the Center Unified Command Center Mobile Command, or where it is located the eventual operational control command.

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