The United States has given a heads up to a potential $1.5 billion Foreign Military Sale to Peru for redesigning and relocating the country’s major naval hub in Callao.
The move is a strategic effort to boost American presence in South America as China is rapidly expanding its maritime footprint in the region.
The proposed agreement involves the construction of new facilities at Callao Naval base, situated near Peru’s busiest commercial port in Callao.
The base is less than 80 km south of the new Chancay mega-port, which is a $1.3 billion facility developed and operated by China’s state-owned COSCO Shipping.
According to the Pentagon’s Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the project will improve Peru’s port infrastructure to accommodate both current and future naval logistics.
It would also reduce the civilian-military interactions at the existing facility that shares waterways with the commercial port.
The separation of military and civilian vessel traffic will create a safe platform for naval operations while freeing up space for
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