MIELEC, Poland --- An M28 short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft manufactured at PZL Mielec, a Sikorsky plant in Poland, Lockheed Martin has arrived in Ecuador following a trans-Atlantic flight from Poland. The twin-engined turboprop will meet the Ecuadorian Army’s need for a proven multi-role transport aircraft that can perform in diverse climates and terrain. 
 

QUITO, Ecuador --– Sikorsky/PZL Mielec has signed an agreement with the Ecuador Army for an M28 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft. Scheduled for delivery later this year from Sikorsky’s PZL Mielec manufacturing facility in Poland, the twin turboprop aircraft will significantly enhance the Army’s multi-role transport capabilities. 
 

STOCKHOLM --- Total world military expenditure rose to $1686 billion in 2016, an increase of 0.4 per cent in real terms from 2015, according to new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). 

APIAY VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia --- On March 29, 2017 a new TADER radar system was delivered to the Colombian Air Force. The radar was officially unveiled during a ceremony at the Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base, located in Apiay Villavicencio, Colombia. The event was presided over by Minister of National Defense Dr. Luis Carlos Villegas, Governor of Meta Claudia Marcela Amaya García and Mayor of Villavicencio Wilmar Orlando Barbosa Rozo.