Thursday, January 16, 2025

Zona Militar: "US Army awards BAE Systems contracts for CATVs & artillery system" / "Vehículos CATV, MDAC y proyectiles de hipervelocidad, los nuevos desarrollos de BAE Systems para el Ejército de EE.UU."

 


"Zona Militar: "US Army awards BAE Systems contracts for CATVs & artillery system" 

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Zona Militar

16 January 2025

Published: https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2025/01/16/us-army-awards-bae-systems-contracts-for-catvs-artillery-system/

 

The defense company BAE Systems announced this past December two significant contracts for the US Army: an order for an additional 44 Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles (CATV) and the development of prototypes for the Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon (MDAC) & Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP). BAE Systems spoke with Zona Militar about these important developments.

 

"Vehículos CATV, MDAC y proyectiles de hipervelocidad, los nuevos desarrollos de BAE Systems para el Ejército de EE.UU."

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Zona Militar

16 de Enero, 2025

Publicado: https://www.zona-militar.com/2025/01/16/vehiculos-catv-canon-mdac-y-proyectiles-de-hipervelocidad-los-nuevos-desarrollos-de-bae-systems-para-el-ejercito-de-ee-uu/

La empresa de defensa BAE Systems anunció el pasado mes de diciembre dos contratos importantes para el Ejército de los Estados Unidos: un pedido de 44 vehículos todo terreno para climas fríos (CATV) adicionales y el desarrollo de prototipos para el Cañón de Artillería Multidominio (MDAC) y el Proyectil de Hipervelocidad (HVP). BAE Systems conversó con Zona Militar sobre estos desarrollos clave.


Monday, January 13, 2025

Breaking Defense: "South American nations add ‘upgrading air forces’ to 2025 resolutions "

 

 

"South American nations add ‘upgrading air forces’ to 2025 resolution"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Air Warfare

Breaking Defense

13 January, 2025

Published: https://breakingdefense.com/2025/01/south-american-nations-add-upgrading-air-forces-to-2025-resolutions/ 

As several countries pursue new fighter jets, experts told Breaking Defense it’s more about avoiding obsolescence than a southern arms race. 

WASHINGTON — In late December, the first F-16 Block 10 aircraft for Argentina’s Air Force arrived in the country in what Minister of Defense Luis Petri hailed as the “most important” acquisition since the nation’s “return to democracy” in 1982.

 

 

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Quoted in: "El ascenso de Corea del Sur como potencia armamentística global: innovación, rapidez y músculo industrial"


"El ascenso de Corea del Sur como potencia armamentística global: innovación, rapidez y músculo industrial"

By: Pedro Fernaud

EscudoDigital

6 January 2025

Published: https://www.escudodigital.com/internacional/ascenso-corea-sur-como-potencia-armamentistica-global-innovacion-rapidez-musculo-industrial_61666_102.html

Cómo Corea del Sur gana terreno en América Latina

Uno de los ejes vertebradores de la estrategia de desarrollo surcoreana en materia armamentística es su expansión en América Latina. Para descifrar las claves de su incursión en ese mercado, resulta de gran interés el artículo El creciente papel de Corea del Sur como gran exportador de armas: perspectivas de futuro en América Latina, elaborado por Hoshik Nam y Wilder Alejandro Sánchez.


Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Geopolitical Monitor: "Not-So-Nearshoring: The Case for a US-Uzbekistan Critical Minerals Partnership"

 

"Not-So-Nearshoring: The Case for a US-Uzbekistan Critical Minerals Partnership"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Opinion

Geopolitical Monitor

8 January, 2025

Published: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/not-so-nearshoring-the-case-for-a-us-uzbekistan-critical-minerals-partnership/

For the United States, obtaining access to critical minerals (CMs) and rare earth elements (REEs) is a strategy now associated with nearshoring. However, Washington is also engaging Uzbekistan, as the Central Asian nation is wealthy with CMs. The final quarter of 2024 saw several high-level meetings and agreements between Washington and Tashkent, which deserve more significant discussion.