Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:54
Embraer’s EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer and light attack turboprop continues to rack up global orders, solidifying its position as the globe’s pre-eminent manned counter-insurgency aircraft. The latest order set of about $180 million expands the plane’s footprint into 3 African states: Angola, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 07:18
AgustaWestland has received four new orders for its AW139 helicopter in West Africa and plans to establish a regional service centre in the area. AgustaWestland in a statement on Tuesday said that the orders came from four undisclosed government customers, which would use the helicopters for transporting passengers.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 06:31
The Ghana Air Force (GAF) will acquire four new Harbin Z-9 helicopters from China and five new Embraer Super Tucano trainer and light attack aircraft from Brazil, President John Dramani Mahama has announced.
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 07:51
For the fourth year running San Pedro Sula, Honduras’ second-largest city, has earned the title of most dangerous place on Earth outside of a war zone, with a 2014 murder rate of 171 per 100,000 people.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 07:16
The goals of the cooperative agreement include stopping narco-flights and the trafficking of other contraband, such as firearms, according to FAB Colonel Airton Miguel Yasbeck, Jr., who commands the FAB group headquartered in Luque, about 15 km from Asunción, Paraguay’s capital city.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 07:00
The future NATO-Kazakhstan joint activities will be held in the framework of the Partnership for Peace program, which centers on the development and exchange of experience for peacekeeping forces.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 07:53
In December 2014 the Latin America Working Group Education Fund (LAWGEF) and Center for International Policy (CIP) traveled to Honduras to investigate how the country is responding to the needs of its citizens.This is the second post in a series of seven detailing what we found. See here for the entire report.
Monday, February 9, 2015 - 08:55
In December 2014 the Latin America Working Group Education Fund (LAWGEF) and Center for International Policy (CIP) traveled to Honduras to investigate how the country is responding to the needs of its citizens. What we found was a security apparatus and criminal justice system in desperate need of reform and a population with little faith in its government. Issues of violence, impunity, and corruption that have plagued the country for years are intensifying. Over the next seven days, we will be publishing a series of posts that provide a picture of the current state of Honduras' security and human rights situation.
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 07:34
NATO Defense Ministers will also meet in the NATO-Georgia Commission format, together with the Georgian Defense Minister Mindia Janeldidze. According to NATO, they ministers will discuss the implementation of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package endorsed at the Wales Summit
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 06:24
The Zambian Air Force will take delivery of an undisclosed number of trainer, transport and fighter aircraft and aerial defense systems this year as part of a major re-equipment program to improve operational and airlift capabilities.
