Etiqueta: Ecuador
The Ecuadorian Navy receives two Island-class patrol boats donated by the U.S. Coast Guard
As part of the visit of Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), to Quito, Ecuador, a significant cooperation agreement was consolidated between both countries with the signing of a Commitment Act for the transfer of two Island-class patrol boats...
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington was escorted by ships of the Ecuadorian Navy
After completing its activities with the Peruvian Navy, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington entered Ecuadorian waters to begin joint exercises and activities with the Ecuadorian Navy. As has happened throughout its Southern Seas 2024 deployment, the ship and its escort group were...
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington of the US Navy embarked personnel from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
As part of its journey with its final destination being Japan, and as part of Southern Seas 2024, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) of the United States Navy (US Navy) is conducting a series of combined activities both operationally and educationally....
The Ecuadorian Army receives its first South African Mbombe 6×6 IFV acquired through Elbit Systems
As part of increasing its motorized infantry transport capabilities, the Ecuadorian Army received the first units of the new Mbombe 6 armored vehicles manufactured by Paramount and acquired through the Israeli company Elbit Systems.
These units, acquired in 2022, are intended for military operations to...
The Ecuadorian Air Force received a new C-130H Hercules transport aircraft transferred by the US
As previously reported by Zona Militar, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport aircraft, which belonged to the United States Air Force, arrived at Latacunga Air Base (Ecuador) to be incorporated into the Ecuadorian Air Force.
The aircraft, registered as FAE 898, was delivered by the United...
The head of the U.S. Southern Command confirmed that the Ecuadorian Air Force will soon receive a C-130 Hercules
During a conference held at the Atlantic Council, the head of the US Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, stated that the Ecuadorian Air Force will soon receive a Hercules C-130 transport aircraft to bolster its transportation capabilities.
Regarding the state of emergency declared in the...
Ecuadorian Army Fennec helicopter sustains gunshot damage during patrol flight
During an aerial patrol along the border between Ecuador and Colombia in support of an anti-drug operation, a Fennec helicopter belonging to the Ecuadorian Army was hit by gunfire, allegedly from armed groups operating outside the law.
The helicopter, registered as AEE-384, is part of...
ASTINAVE advances in the construction of the new multipurpose vessel for the Ecuadorian Navy
According to a publication made by the Ecuadorian shipyard ASTINAVE, construction works continue on the new Multipurpose Ship for the Ecuadorian Navy. The unit, corresponding to the Fassmer MPV70 MKII design, is making progress in its assembly, after the transfer to the slipway of...
