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The two photographs below beg the question as to when will have true freedom and liberty in South America and not a Potemkin village illusion of democracy.


People holding umbrellas gather in Plaza de Mayo to demand answers from the government in the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman one month ago in Buenos Aires. Nisman was found dead with a gunshot wound on January 18, hours before he was to detail to Congress his explosive accusations that President Cristina Fernandez and top administration officials orchestrated a secret deal with Iran to shield officials allegedly responsible for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.
Picture: AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano



A protester attends a demonstration demanding the release of Mayor Antonio Ledezma, in Caracas, Venezuela. Demonstrators are condemning Thursday night's surprise arrest of the Caracas' mayor for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro
Picture: Ariana Cubillos/AFP


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FAMAE delivers first M-548 to the Army of Chile


(Defensa.com) The first 8 M-548A1 porta-fuel manufactured by FAMAE and the Chilean company Jurmar were accepted and incorporated at 3 for the First Armoured Brigade Coraceros of Arica, 2 for the Second Armoured Brigade Hunters Iquique and 3 for the Third Armoured Brigade The Conception of Antofagasta.

The M-548 Pond is a joint development with the company Jurmar, which corresponds to the production of the pond and its subsystems according to plans and specifications FAMAE. A prototype was manufactured and qualified in the Third Armored Brigade La Concepción de Antofagasta and subsequently accepted by the IDIC (Institute for Research and Control of the Chilean Army).


The truck carrying fuel tank due to a response from FAMAE the need for logistical caterpillar able to accompany the armored and mechanized units field means. To this effect the load capacity and mobility of Ammunition transporter M-548A1 took advantage, pond 4000 liters of diesel and two pumps 150 liters per minute each and system "camlock" that allows fueling joined from an external source.


The work done at the Center for Industrial Maintenance FAMAE Talagante include the installation of a pond lined with paint Duraplate of 4mils thick, which prevents oxidation of the walls and the consequent pollution and fuel pump four-stroke oil with autonomy of 2.2 hours and a spool of grounding system to static discharge. It has five ball valves, to give way or stop the flow of fuel, the system is equipped with two indicators has a digital device flow and level indicator, and a verification rule fuel level.

Pond design provides space for access to the engine compartment. In addition, the top has 4 ears to lift, when performing maintenance outside the car. This installment takes for completion of the work, which lasted just over a year, and spread mainly by the poor condition of the cars M 548 A1 were, repair of engine and chassis still needed, before modification complete.

Consider, that the Chilean Army, received the first 16 M-548 from Italy in 1998. Later other 90 came from the surplus of the United States in 2003, another 90 in Italy and 50 in Canada in 2009. Having been low bought all those who have returned to being placed in service had to be subjected to an almost complete reconstruction in Chile, having also developed a local version of Ammunition transporter.





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Cooperation and training of the Armed Forces of Peru with the United States increases. In September arrive to Peru nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington


(Defensa.com) Since the beginning of February, the United States is providing technical assistance through training courses, the Joint Command of the Armed Forces (CCFFAA) and the Armed Forces of Peru. The training program, which on average will last for 365 days, including a training course by Special Operations Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) Green Beret (US Army Special Forces).

He directed the Joint Intelligence Command and Special Operations (CIOEC) is carried out in the Departments of Lima, Cerro de Pasco, Cusco, Huancavelica, Junin and Loreto. Detachment ODA (formerly called "Team A") with 14 troops, armed with 14 guns Beretta M9 9mm, 14 Assault Rifles Colt M-4 5.56 mm. and 4 Machine Guns: 2 M-249 5.56 and 2 M-240B 7.62 mm, and 2 M-204 grenade launcher 40 mm, 1 M224 60mm Mortar, 6 Rifles FN SCAR Mk-17 and 2 Sniper Rifles: one M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR) in caliber .300 Winchester Magnum and M110 SAAS (Semi Automatic Sniper System) 7.62 mm.

Also, a Interoperability Training in Special Operations, aimed at achieving not only the standardization and interoperability of weapons and equipment, but the planning and development of Joint Special Operations Tactics runs. 8 Detachment of the US Army troops - gifted 8 9 mm pistols: 6 Beretta M9 and 2 Glock 19, and 8 Colt M-4 rifles 5.56 mm. - Lays scroll through Lima, Cusco and Junín.

Another training is taught training Military Information Support Team (Military Information Support Team -MIST). The MIST Team - basically a Psychological Operations Team - US Army operated in Lima, Cerro de Pasco, Huancavelica San Martin, Ucayali and Loreto. His equipment as well as equipment AM / FM communications, includes 8 Colt M-4 rifles 5.56 mm. and 8 guns Beretta M9 9mm. Aimed at providing tactical training to Special Forces and Combat Units - It also Field Training (FTT Field Training Team) imparts. He oversees a team of US Army - equipped with 6 Guns Beretta M9 9mm. and Colt M-4 rifles 5.56 mm - will visit Lima, Junin, San Martin and Ucayali.


To this is added a Training Course for Special Operations Special Operations Force (FOES) scenarios in Lima and Callao, Arequipa, Cusco, Junín, Loreto and Ucayali. He is in charge of a platoon of US Navy SEAL consisting of 12 troops. Its armament includes 12 Pistols Sig Sauer P226 9mm 12 Colt M-4 rifles 5.56 mm. and 4 Machine Guns: 2 MK-46 (M-249) of 5.56 mm. MK-38 and 2 (M-240B) of 7.62 mm. They feature 6 Sniper Rifles two MK-20 (MK-16 SCAR) 5.56 mm, 2 MK-13 (Remington 700) of 7.62 mm. and 2 MK-15 (McMillan TAC-50) of 12.7 mm. For its part, the Air Force USAF Peru just started a Training Course Interoperability - barely 45 day - with the Air Group No. 3 and Special Forces Group (GRUFE). The Team comprised of 52 effective USAF has 64 Pistols M9 9mm, 62 Colt M-4 rifles 5.56 mm, 6 M-249 machine guns 5.56 mm, 5 M-240 and M-134D 5 Dillon 7.62 mm . and 5 M-203 grenade launcher 40mm. In addition, 4 Shotguns Remington 870 caliber 12GA an M224 60mm Mortar listed. and two Sniper Rifles: A M2010 in .300 Winchester Magnum caliber and 7.62 mm M110 SAAS.

Finally, we note that for the month of September is scheduled to visit the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), which by then will towards the Naval Base Norfolk (Virginia) to undergo a modernization program Average Life (MLU) that began in 2016 and culminated in mid-2020.

The USS, sixth unit of the Nimitz Class George Washington, was built in the Shipyards Newport News Shipbuilding (Virginia), being placed its keel August 25, 1986, released on July 21, 1990 and officially commissioned on 4 July 1992. Currently operating from Naval Base Yokosuka (Japan). Its characteristics: length of 332.8 m, 76.8 m sleeve. and draft of 12.5 m. Its displacement is 102,000 ton. Full load is powered by two nuclear reactors Westinghouse A4W that allow you to reach speeds of over 33 knots and unlimited autonomy. The crew make about 6,100 troops. This armed with two MK-57 launchers Mod.3 for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow and 2 MK-49 missile missile RIM-116 RAM Sea, plus 3 CWIS MK-15 20mm Vulcan Phalanx. Onboard sensors include, among others, air search radar AN / SPS-48 3D and AN / SPS-49 (V) 5 2D target acquisition AN / SPQ-9B and air traffic AN / SPN-43 and SPN -46, and electronic warfare systems AN / SLQ-32.


The Air Wing of the USS George Washington is the CVW-5 stationed at Naval Air Station Atsugi (Japan) which includes Attack Squadrons VFA-27 "Royal Maces" VFA-115 "Eagles" and VFA "Dambusters and Hunting "with the Boeing F / A-18E Super Hornet and VFA- 102" Diamondbacks "with F / A-18F Super Hornet. These are complemented by Electronic Warfare Squadron VAQ-141 "Shadowhawks" with the EA-18G Growler, Early Warning VAW-115 "Liberty Bells" with Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, Logistics Support VRC-30 "Providers" and HSC-12 helicopter Anti-Submarine "Golden Falcons" and HSM-77 operating respectively with Sikorsky SH-60F and MH-60R Seahawk





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Brazil concerned by the agreements affecting the defense industry result of rapprochement between Argentina and China

(Defensa.com) The rapprochement between Buenos Aires and Beijing is not viewed favorably by the Brazilian government and industry. According to the newspaper O Globo, Brazilian diplomats have criticized the 15 bilateral agreements between Argentina and China during the trip to the South American country's president, Cristina Kirchner, were closed in Beijing.

The concern especially reaches military items, as if by an Argentina side alienate a substantial portion of southern territory in favor of a possible Chinese space station, there are agreements armored VN-1, for example-that would result in a cancellation of the already slowed exports Guaraní for the Argentine Army. Similarly, agreements to sell in Argentina (and tentatively, in Uruguay) the P-18N patrol that would nullify any possibility for Brazilian projects or associated with Brazilian groups.

However, most irritation, according to the publication, would be an agreement of Chinese investment in power generation, industry, production of railway equipment and space research (though and Brazil held a joint satellite project of CBERS). Customs facilities would also be offered to Chinese contractors for the construction of two hydroelectric plants, which are evaluated with deep suspicion by Brazil.


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Is China already seeing dividends from the recent agreements with Argentina?

Argentina's Congress has approved the installation of a Chinese satellite tracking station in the South American country's Patagonia region.

The measure passed in the lower house with 133 votes in favour and 107 against.

Opposition lawmakers questioned the possible military use of the base and a tax exemption that would benefit the station for 50 years.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's government has said the project is part of China's plans to reach the moon in 2020.

The satellite station will be used for monitoring and downloading data through an antenna with a 35-metre diameter.

It is expected to cost some US$300 million and will be operational next year.

Argentina will be able to access the antenna at least 10 per cent of the time to develop research projects under a deal between the two countries.

Argentina launched its first domestically built communications satellite last year.

The ARSAT-1 satellite was the first to be constructed with technology developed in Latin America.

Jiang Shixue, a professor of Latin American studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the deal would boost cooperation between China and Argentina.

"It means that the cooperation between the two nations is not confined only to transactions of agricultural products, but other hi-tech areas as well," Jiang said.

Bilateral trade between the two nations reached nearly US$17 billion in 2013 and Argentina is a key exporter of grain to China.

China has been cooperating on space and high technology overseas in recent years.

In 2011, the construction of a Chinese ground station on a farm near Dongara in Western Australia was approved.

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Is China already seeing dividends from the recent agreements with Argentina?

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This is actually not a bad thing. Since Argentina has a facility to launch its own satellites into orbit this Chinese facility could help expand the Argentina satellite program


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General Juan Squella became Managing Director of the Center for Strategic Studies and Aerospace Air Force of Chile


(Defensa.com) On February 9 there was a change in the direction of the EAEC (Center for Strategic Studies and Aerospace) Air Force of Chile, assuming the position General Juan Squella, who replaces the head of the institution to General Cesar Mac Namara.

The EAEC, a specialized study of the Air Force of Chile, body is in a reference center at national level spatial and strategic materials, aeronautical technology and innovation relevant to what aeroestratégico, according to institutional and national interests Chile through developing research, studies and analysis of different materials in this area.

General Juan Squella born in Los Angeles, Chile, on 20 August 1955. He joined the Aviation School of the Air Force of Chile in 1971, graduating as a second lieutenant pilot January 2, 1975. He graduated from Officer State Mayor in the War Academy Air Force of Chile, in 1994, and performed the Advanced Staff Course in 1995 in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom in Bracknell.

Is military professor in the subjects of Personal and Staff Engineer in Aeronautical Systems, Master of Military Administration, Master in Human Resource Management from Universidad Gabriela Mistral of Chile and graduated in defense studies at the Royal College of Defense Studies UK in 2003.

Experienced pilot helicopters and transport, with more than 3,800 flying hours in UH-1H helicopters, B-212, BO-105, DHC-6 and Learjet 35 aircraft under the United Nations mandate commanded groups of Chilean helicopters Operations Maintenance of Peace in Kuwait, Iraq and Haiti.

Likewise, he commanded Air Force Base Maquehue, he was Director of Aerofogramétrico Service (SAF), Executive Director of the International Fair of Air and Space (FIDAE) 2002, Director of International Relations and Director of the Hospital of the Air Force. In December 2010 he retired from active service with the rank of brigadier general, joining the Committee of Strategic Affairs of the Air Force. From the February 9 is the new Director of the Center for Strategic Studies and Aerospace Air Force of Chile





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The Colombian Air Force shows its attack helicopter "Harpy IV"


(defensa.com) The "Harpy IV", a modern helicopter developed in Colombia with advice from Israeli companies from UH-60L Black Hawk, will be delivered by the Colombian Air Force in Air Combat Command No.5, CACOM- 5, in Rionegro, Antioquia. This helicopter is the first Colombian Air Force has the capabilities to carry anti-tank guided missiles, the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, with a range that goes from the Spike NLOS with 25 km range, through the Spike ER, 8 km range, and LR, 4 km, in addition to electronic art systems such as Toplite III and Anvis / Hud-24 helmets.


The "Harpy IV" presents substantial improvements over the previous development, called "Arpia III," which was only armed with rockets LAU-19 70 mm GAU-19 machine guns and 12.7 mm. The initial bet of the FAC, is to have 12 such attack helicopters, with the possibility of raising this amount to 24 aircraft, which would be divided into 3 squadrons 8 helicopters each, in order to be deployed in the different Colombian border in the shortest possible time. (Carlos Vanegas, correspondent in Colombia Edefa group)




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The Colombian Air Force shows its attack helicopter "Harpy IV"


(defensa.com) The "Harpy IV", a modern helicopter developed in Colombia with advice from Israeli companies from UH-60L Black Hawk, will be delivered by the Colombian Air Force in Air Combat Command No.5, CACOM- 5, in Rionegro, Antioquia. This helicopter is the first Colombian Air Force has the capabilities to carry anti-tank guided missiles,

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Nice.

Looks like the Columbian version of the US Special Forces UH-60M DAP,

The US has been doing this...and successfully with UH-60Ms for some time...making gunships out of them.

Four stations for weapons on the pylons, and then the mini-guns on each side to...and the refueling probe on some too. Nice stuff. Here's some pictures of the US Army versions:

The Uruguay Antarctic Base became independent in energy


(Defensa.com) The Navy of Uruguay, through the ROU 26 "Vanguard", provided logistical support activities relating to the Antarctic Treaty providing the Base 180,000 liters of fuel in the tanks directly installed between the years 2011- 2012 This is allowed and achieve total autonomy in storage and power generation, without relying, as far from the Russian base, located about 4km., meaning logistics base independence, greater security and environmental protection, and even ground transportation savings.

This new system will significantly improve fuel passage safety and spill contingency responsibility for it, thus complying with the implementation of Annex VI "Liability for environmental damage" the Protocol on Environmental Protection established millionaires reparations and costs for environmental restoration accident. Tasks to move personnel and logistical burden to the (BCAA) Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base on King George Island and the Antarctic Research Station TN Ruperto Elechirribehety (ECARE) in the Antarctic Peninsula were performed.


Tasks of educational projects, diffusion and also rushed and report sightings of fishing vessels in the Antarctic Treaty area, within the framework of the Recommendations of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) contributing to discourage illegal fishing in the area.

The ROU 26 "Vanguard", was built in the shipyards of Gdansk city, Poland and happened to serve in the Volksmarin (German Democratic Republic) on December 28, 1976 with the name "Otto von Guericke". In November 1991, after the unification of the two Germanys, was decommissioned from active service, happening to belong to the Bundesmarine staying in Warnemunde Naval base and then to the Uruguayan Navy. In addition to routinely handle bulkier racking to Antarctica, functions as salvage vessel and diving given its capacity to fulfill this task.







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Some photographs of the Colombian Air Force












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