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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Colombia’s military upgrade gains momentum

UH-60 Black HawkEarlier this year the Colombian government revealed that it intends to carry out a large scale modernisation of its military worth some $4 billion.

The modernization will take place in several branches of the Colombian armed forces and includes the purchase of hardware from the U.S., Europe, Israel and Russia.

Vice Minister of Defense, Juan Carlos Pinzón said that the military will receive new German and French-build naval vessels and submarines as well as 25 training aircraft which are to be assembled in Colombia.

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