Colombia selects Saab Gripen to replace IAI Kfirs

Colombia's Kfir C10s are all but obsolete. Replacing them with new aircraft has taken a decade in fits and starts. (USAF) Colombia has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Sweden to purchase the Saab JAS 39E/F Gripen, according to a 2 April social …

United States Secures the Extradition from Canada, Colombia, Germany, Honduras, Kosovo, Israel, Mexico, Spain and ...

Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between the United States Department of Justice and law enforcement authorities in Canada, Colombia, Germany, Honduras, Kosovo, Israel, Mexico, Spain, and Thailand resulted in the extraditions last week of …

Colombia’s Rural Unemployment Rate Improved To 7.6% For February 2025

In February 2025, Colombia’s rural sector reached its lowest level of unemployment in six years, with an unemployment rate of 7.6%, improving 1.7 percentage points compared to the same month of the previous year (9.3%). This result is complemented by the …

Watch: Strange Silver Orb Filmed Landing in Colombia

A peculiar piece of footage circulating online shows a mysterious metallic sphere cruising through the sky before the odd orb comes to land in a field. The intriguing video appeared online last week with scant information surrounding the strange sighting …

Just 2 Degrees: Biodiversity Collapsing. Colombia Is Ground Zero — for Everyone

What’s disappearing in Colombia’s forests is more than trees — it’s the planet’s balance. We speak with Colombia’s former Environment Minister Susana Muhamad, who pulls no punches on the criminal forces behind deforestation — and the global consequences we …

Colombia, which cut ties with Israel, to replace aging Israeli fighter jets with Swedish

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia said Thursday it will buy up to 24 fighter jets from Swedish company Saab to replace aging Israeli aircraft whose maintenance has become complicated after the South American nation broke diplomatic ties with Israel over its war …

Colombia Opts to Procure Sweden’s Saab Gripen Fighter

As part of Colombia’s drive to boost its aerial defense, Bogota is opting to procure up to two dozen fighter jets from Sweden’s Saab manufacturer. Colombian president Gustavo Petro revealed that the Gripen E/F fighters were selected earlier this week …

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Colombia selects Swedish Gripen fighter jets to modernise Air Force

Saab Gripen at the Kaivopuisto air show in June 2017 © Tuomo Salonen on WikipediaAfter 15 years of debate, Colombia has chosen Saab’s Gripen fighters to replace its ageing Israeli Kfir fleet. President Gustavo Petro confirmed the decision, citing advanced …

Colombia's Ecopetrol resumes Cano Sur and Rubiales field operation

Ecopetrol, Colombia's state energy company, announced on Friday that it had begun to resume oil field operations in Rubiales and Cano Sur after reaching an agreement with the local Indigenous association which had blocked the area. According to the …