Guyana inks agreement to buy “advanced” Bell helicopters for GDF
Guyana today signed a US$16 million contract with Bell Textron Inc. for the supply of two advanced rotary wing aircraft. ...
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GDF’s National Defence Institute to tackle regional threats
The National Defence Institute (NDI) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), which was launched on Wednesday, has been tasked with ...
US SOUTHCOM, GDF conduct joint training, exercise
As part of the United States and Guyana’s strong ongoing military-to-military partnership, the U.S. Southern Command conducted a Joint Combined ...
US-Guyana security cooperation not about aggression – Irfaan Ali
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday night said the "extraordinary" security cooperation between the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the United ...
US SouthCom providing technology assistance to GDF
US Marine Corps Major General, Julie Nethercot The United States (US) Army's Southern Command (SouthCom) is helping the Guyana Defence ...
US-made GDF Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel arrives
The Offshore Patrol Vessel, GDFS Shahoud, about to dock at the GDF Coast Guard headquarters, Ruimveldt, Georgetown. The Offshore Patrol ...
Renamed GDF Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel arriving soon after rough sea trials
The US$11.5 million offshore patrol vessel (OPV) that was purchased from the American company, Metal Shark, underwent a rigid sea ...
GDF soldier dies suddenly after training at Tacama
GDF Corporal Leroy Thom The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said a soldier died suddenly Friday evening after concluding a training ...
French company to supply GDF with offshore patrol vessel; Venezuela condemns deal as “threat” to regional peace
Captain (Coast Guard) Vernon Burnett,and Director of the Americas for OCEA S.A., Mr. Yorgo Hernandez signed the Letter of Intent ...
Col. Omar Khan is acting Chief-of-Staff; Brigadier Bess returns next week
Colonel Omar Khan The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Monday said Colonel Omar Khan is acting Chief-of-Staff because the substantive ...
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