Colombia

Americas Deployments 

SOUTHCOM Announces Upcoming Airborne Exercise with Colombia, U.S. Army South, and 82nd Airborne Division

January 22, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 82nd Airborne Division (US Army), Colombia, Colombian Armed Forces, Paratrooper, U.S. Army, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA

Approximately 75 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C, and 40 personnel from U.S. Army South will

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Americas Naval 

Damen Signs DTC Contract with Cotecmar for Scientific Marine Research Vessel

December 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Cotecmar, Damen Shipyard, Dirección General Marítima (DIMAR), Hydrographic survey, Oceanographic research, Research/ Survey Vessel

Damen Shipyards Group signed a Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) contract with Colombia’s Cotecmar to provide design, engineering and technical assistance

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Americas Industry 

Expodefensa 2019: Leonardo, CODALTEC Sign MoU to Jointly Pursue Colombian Security and Defence Market

December 5, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Expodefensa 2019, La Corporación de Alta Tecnología para la Defensa (CODALTEC), Leonardo, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Leonardo and CODALTEC (Corporacion de alta tecnologia para la defensa) signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the two organizations

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Reaches Mid-Deployment in Panama

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Enduring Promise, Hospital ship, Mercy-class hospital ship, Military Sealift Command (MSC), Panama, Panama Canal, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T- AH 20) transited the Panama Canal, Nov. 11, following a two-day

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Americas Deployments Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Depart Norfolk for Enduring Promise Mission in Latin America on Oct. 11

October 8, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Ecuador, Enduring Promise, Honduras, Hospital ship, Latin America, Naval Station Norfolk, Peru, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is scheduled to depart Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Oct. 11 en

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship, USNS Comfort to Provide Medical Assistance in Honduras, Peru in Addition to Colombia, Ecuador

September 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Hospital ship, Latin America, Mercy-class hospital ship, Peru, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy’s Mercy-class hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will be deployed to Honduras, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador in late

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Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Support Humanitarian Mission in Latin America

August 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Hospital ship, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Latin America, Mercy-class hospital ship, Military Sealift Command (MSC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy’s Mercy-class hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will be deployed to Central America and South America in

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Air Americas 

Colombian Air Force Kfir Fighter Jets Train with U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons

July 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Colombian Air Force (FAC), Davis–Monthan AFB, Exercise Red Flag, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, Fighter aircraft, IAI Kfir, Lockheed Martin F-16, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Six Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter jets on their way to Red Flag 18-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada,

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Indra, CODALTEC to Develop the First Air Defense System in Colombia

June 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Colombia, Indra Sistemas, La Corporación de Alta Tecnología para la Defensa (CODALTEC), Tactical Air Defense Radar (TADER)

The Corporación de Alta Tecnología para la Defensa (High-Tech Defense Corporation – CODALTEC) of Colombia and Indra will embark on

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Americas Naval 

USS Lake Champlain Completes Anti-Submarine Training Exercise with Peru, Colombia

April 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Colombia, Colombian Navy, Guided-missile cruiser (CG), Military exercise, Peru, Peruvian Navy (MGP), Silent Forces Exercise (SIFOREX), Ticonderoga-class CG, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) anchored off the coast of Lima, Peru, April

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