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"Small" list so far
I know I have missed many (not including the official government websites and only showing my primary-used websites).
**There is no particular order of organization
Currently thinking about making a good “qualified sources” list for LATAM mil information🧐
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I’m literally dying laughing right now
They do custom battles with Panzers
Please tell me that the Argentine (🇦🇷) military college doesn’t use war thunder as its simulator…
Cause that’s legit war thunder with the bar up top, X-ray to left, and looks like the map is Fire Arc with three caps
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#Argentina
(🇦🇷) now has a generally confirmed price for the F-16A/B MLU deal, for a total of $650 million USD.
The deal is composed of the 24x F-16A/B MLU fighters for $338 million, as well as an arms package of $312 million including AIM-9 Sidewinders & AIM-120 AMRAAMs.
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The
#UnitedStates
(🇺🇸) and
#Argentina
(🇦🇷) are currently holding negotiations regarding the potential procurement of 9x ex-New Zealand (🇳🇿) LAV IIIs as well as ~180x Stryker 8x8s.
‼️The discussions are currently in infancy stages, but would be sold via FMS if accepted.
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The Argentinian (🇦🇷) Minister of Defense
@luispetri
has officially signed for the ex-Danish (🇩🇰) 24x F-16A/B MLUs, and the first of the aircraft has been revealed.
The deal includes both AIM-9X Sidewinders & AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles.
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Please tell me that the Argentine (🇦🇷) military college doesn’t use war thunder as its simulator…
Cause that’s legit war thunder with the bar up top, X-ray to left, and looks like the map is Fire Arc with three caps
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Argentina (🇦🇷) has officially signed the Letter of Intent to purchase 24x F-16A/B Block 15 MLUs + 1x Block 10 for demonstrations.
Signed between Minsiters
@luispetri
of
#Argentina
& Troels Lund Poulsen of
#Denmark
(🇩🇰) will be made final on April 15th with the official purchase.
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In an interview with
@infobae
, Commander Gen. Laura Richardson of
@Southcom
(🇺🇸) discussed the potential of a maintenance plant to be built in
#Argentina
(🇦🇷) if the Stryker 8x8 is purchased.
Although not a production site, it would help maintain the up to 250x units purchased.
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The
@Ejercito_Arg
(🇦🇷) has officially **recommended** a combination of the Israeli (🇮🇱) ATMOS and American (🇺🇸) M109 KAWEST for their artillery modernization program following internal studies.
The program, worth $160m USD, will meet the Army’s demand for 76x units.
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After a series of delays,
#Argentina
’s (🇦🇷) Ministry of Defense has approved of the FY2024 FONDEF investment plan via Resolution 49/2024.
This year, the
#FONDEF
plan will include ~$500m USD for various projects for re-equipping the Argentinian military.
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The President of Argentina (🇦🇷),
@JMilei
has released the first payment for the ex-Norwegian (🇳🇴) P-3C/N “Orion” maritime patrol aircraft.
The first payment, totally at $10 million USD will restart the delivery process that has been on pause for review by the new administration.
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The United States (🇺🇸) is seeking Congressional approval for a new official deal of 38x F-16s (Blk 10 & Blk 15) to Argentina (🇦🇷).
The deal is roughly valued at $300m USD, nearly half the value of the Chinese (🇨🇳) $664m JF-17 deal for 12x fighters.
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In an interview with
@LANACION
, Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine (🇦🇷) Armed Forces, Xavier Isaac, announced that the
@Armada_Arg
is seeking a used submarine to complement newly-built ones.
He also states that by the end of 2024, there should be a "firm offer".
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President
@JMilei
of Argentina (🇦🇷) is set to travel to Denmark (🇩🇰) alongside Defense Minister
@luispetri
to sign for the 24x F-16A/B MLU fighters.
@LANACION
is reporting that Milei may potentially ride on a 2-seater F-16B during the visit.
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President
@JMilei
of Argentina (🇦🇷) has officially announced the “creation” of a naval base with the United States (🇺🇸) in
#Ushuaia
.
This is likely in relation to ongoing Argentinian efforts to create a joint-base to help expand their presence as the “gate to
#Antarctica
”.
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Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina (🇦🇷), Nicolás Jose Posse, confirmed that the
@FuerzaAerea_Arg
is in discussions for the procurement of KC-135s from the United States (🇺🇸).
Although the discussions are limited, various proposals have been made.
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I love this photo so much, the dark weather has an aesthetic to it
🇦🇷Standing shoulder-to-shoulder🇺🇸
Law enforcement teams from
@USCG
cutter James (WMSL 754) and
@PrefecturaNaval
Argentina vessel Doctor Manuel Mantilla (GC 24) recently held joint training to stop
#IUU
fishing in the South Atlantic.
@Southcom
@NAVSOUS4THFLT
@EmbajadaEEUUarg
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The Chilean (🇨🇱) Ministry General Secretariat of Government,
@camila_vallejo
, has released a statement saying the Chilean government is “monitoring” recent Argentinian (🇦🇷) military procurements & partnerships, but “refuses to give an opinion” on the matter.
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The
@FuerzaAerea_Arg
(🇦🇷) is seeking to transfer the pair of Mil Mi-171Es to Ukraine (🇺🇦).
The new administration of
@JMilei
is seeking to transfer the inoperable helicopters (due to Russian sanctions) to Ukraine as part of the first payment for the possible F-16A/B MLU deal.
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The Austrian (🇦🇹) and Dutch (🇳🇱) Ministries of Defense have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding project cooperation on procurement of the Brazilian (🇧🇷)
@embraer
C-390 Millennium.
Austria is seeking 4x units, while the Netherlands is seeking 5x.
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President
@JMilei
of Argentina (🇦🇷) is set to personally observe the PASSEX exercises between the
@Armada_Arg
& the
@USNavy
’s (🇺🇸) USS George Washington Carrier Group.
The carrier will be training with
#Argentina
from May 29th & 30th as part of Southern Seas 2024.
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OK WAIT IT ISNT EVEN A TAM THATS A Pz. IV H
it’s got the track add on armor, the muzzle break, and look at the x-ray.
Also why did they bring HEAT and HE
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The crew of
@Armada_Arg
’s (🇦🇷) icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar (Q-5) celebrated 120 years of uninterrupted presence in
#Antarctica
.
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The
#Argentine
(🇦🇷) government has officially approved for funding the procurement of the 24x F-16AM/BM MLUs via Administrative Decision 252/2024.
The directive officially sets that the aircraft payment cost of $301.2M will be paid over 5 years.
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The United States (🇺🇸) has approved the F-16A/B MLU deal between Denmark (🇩🇰) and Argentina (🇦🇷) after no objections were raised during the 30 day period in which the US Senate could object.
Thus the decision of the deal is completely in the hands of the Argentine Government.
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As part of his interview with
@LANACION
, Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine (🇦🇷) Armed Forces, Xavier Isaac, discussed the progress on the Stryker/LAV 8x8 procurement, stating they are “close to moving forward with the acquisition” for the first batch of units.
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The Brazilian (🇧🇷) president
@LulaOficial
announced that the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is going to help finance the purchase of the 156x Guarani 6x6 for the
@Ejercito_Arg
(🇦🇷).
Previously it was unknown how Argentina would finance the purchase.
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Recent news reports are stating that BOTH President
@JMilei
AND Defense Minister
@luispetri
will be flying on board F-16Bs while visiting Denmark for the signing of the 24x F-16A/B MLUs.
President
@JMilei
of Argentina (🇦🇷) is set to travel to Denmark (🇩🇰) alongside Defense Minister
@luispetri
to sign for the 24x F-16A/B MLU fighters.
@LANACION
is reporting that Milei may potentially ride on a 2-seater F-16B during the visit.
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Argentinian (🇦🇷) Minsiter of Defense
@luispetri
and his Danish (🇩🇰) counterpart
@troelslundp
held bilateral discussions on board the frigate HDMS Niels Juel (F363).
The pair are set to have lengthy discussions regarding mutual cooperation before the F-16 ceremony tomorrow.
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The
@MindefArg
of Argentina (🇦🇷) has officially decided that they will no longer attempt to recover the Super Étendard Modernisé.
The 5x aircraft were delivered from France (🇫🇷) in 2019, however never took flight due to lack of ejectors because of the British (🇬🇧) embargo.
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Huh, I didn’t know the
@PrefecturaNaval
(🇦🇷) had “killmarks” on their coast guard vessels for various illegal fishing vessels,
Las unidades de superficie Mantilla y Azopardo de la
@PrefecturaNaval
mientras la vigilancia a cargo del GC-26 Thompson 💪🌊
‘Killmarks’ en el Azopardo.
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The United States (🇺🇸) is reportedly proposing an FMS sale of M1126 Stryker armored personnel carriers to the
@Ejercito_Arg
(🇦🇷).
If selected, the sale would be an effective "coup" of
#Brazil
(🇧🇷) that had nearly managed a 156x unit sale of the 6x6 Guarani to
#Argentina
in 2023.
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This is better than any April fools thing I was going to pull
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The Minister of Defense for Argentina (🇦🇷)
@JorgeTaiana
is reportedly set to sign a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the possible procurement of 20x HAL Prachand from India (🇮🇳).
The news is reported by
@PucaraD
, and has NOT been signed yet
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The Italians (🇮🇹) are confirmed to have presented an offer to the
@Ejercito_Arg
(🇦🇷) for the VBCR program.
The offer, currently unspecified, is likely to be a variant based upon the VBM Freccia APC concept.
The Italians would join:
- 🇺🇸’s Stryker
- 🇨🇦’s LAV-III
- 🇧🇷’s Guaraní
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Personal Project:
Mapping the current status of NATO allied vessels in/around South America as of 4/27.
Certainly a lot more than I would have thought, and this isn't even including the upcoming George Washington CSG.
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The newest Gripen E of the
@fab_oficial
(🇧🇷) has made its first flight in Brazil heading to Anápolis Air Base.
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The
@Armada_Arg
has announced units that will participate in exercises involving the
@USNavy
’s (🇺🇸) USS George Washington carrier force.
The units will include:
1x Almirante Brown class frigate/destroyer
1x Espora class corvette
1x OPV
1x Sea King Helicopter
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Turkey’s (🇹🇷)
@aselsan
is set to present to the
@Armada_Arg
(🇦🇷) a proposal to modernize the Almirante Brown class frigate/destroyer.
A modernization program would seek to upgrade the current systems with Turkish-produced elements such as fire control, radar, electronic sensors.
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Brazil (🇧🇷) has indefinitely postponed its modernization program for the Leopard 1A5BR due to the lack of spare parts on the international market due to the
#UkraineRussianWar
(🇺🇦/🇷🇺).
The war has caused a shortage due to Ukraine starting to field the Leopard 1 on the frontline.
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The
@MindefArg
(🇦🇷) is confirmed to have resumed negotiations for the procurement of the F-16A/B MLU fighters from
#Denmark
(🇩🇰).
There was a brief pause in the negotiations as the new Minister of Defense was put into office, but had now continued where it left off.
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The Brazilian (🇧🇷) company
@embraer
and the Saudi company SAMI have presented a deal for the Royal Saudi Air Force (🇸🇦) to procure the KC/C-390 as a replacement for the current 33x C-130H.
The offer includes the possible creation of a KC/C-390 production facility in the country.
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South Korea (🇰🇷) has officially selected the
@embraer
KC/C-390 for the Large Transport Aircraft II (LTA II) competition.
The South Korea will be the first Asian operator of the type.
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In an interview with
@LANACION
, Vice Commodore Juan Manuel Sosa of the
@FuerzaAerea_Arg
(🇦🇷) notes that the new F-16s may “be able to fly for the next 25 years”.
The
#Argentine
Air Force’s lower flight hour requirements per year could stretch out the remaining flight hours.
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The
@USCG
(🇺🇸) cutter USCGC James (WMSL-754) is set to participate in joint exercises with Argentina’s (🇦🇷)
@PrefecturaNaval
in the Argentinian EEZ.
The USCGS James will assist Argentina in patrolling their EEZ against the ongoing threat of illegal fishing.
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The Minister of Defense for Argentina (🇦🇷),
@JorgeTaiana
, is in India (🇮🇳) today where he visited the DRDO facilities as part of an inquiry for the BrahMos cruise missile.
Argentina has some apparent interest in the land-based BrahMos for regional defense.
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The
@DefensaEc
(🇪🇨) has received their first 20x Turkish-built (🇹🇷) Otokar Cobra II armored vehicles.
The first 20x vehicles arrived via ship into the Port of Guayaquil. The total order is for 200x units for the military.
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The
@DefensaEc
(🇪🇨) is set to receive an unknown number of UH-60A/L Blackhawk helicopters from the United States (🇺🇸).
This was part of the “swap” deal which saw
#Ecuador
hand over Mil Mi-17s to the United States that are likely to be sent to
#Ukraine
(🇺🇦).
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The first
@exercitooficial
(🇧🇷) Centauro II has broken cover in her Brazilian green-brown camouflage.
Brazil ordered 98x from Italy's (🇮🇹) Iveco in November of 2022.
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The Ecuadorian (🇪🇨) President Daniel Noboa has announced intentions to transfer Ecuador's older Russian-sourced (🇷🇺) equipment to the United States in return for newer equipment.
Ecuador has a number of weapons such as MLRS, Anti-aircraft guns, SAM missiles, and helicopters.
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The
#UnitedStates
(🇺🇸) has announced the provision of $40m USD to Argentina (🇦🇷) through Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to support the procurement of the
@FuerzaAerea_Arg
's F-16s.
This is the first time since 2003 that Argentina has received FMF funds.
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The Minister of Defense for Denmark (🇩🇰), Troels Lund Poulsen, is set to visit Argentina (🇦🇷) in late March/early April for official talks with the
@MindefArg
.
The trip will coincide with the visit of
@Southcom
(🇺🇸) commander Gen. Laura Richardson to the nation…
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#British
(🇬🇧) Secretary of State for Defence,
@grantshapps
, has responded to concerns by British MPs regarding the safety of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) due to
#Argentina
’s (🇦🇷) rearmament.
He responded saying the islands had an “appropriate level” of protection.
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I've got good news on Argentine procurements... F-16, Submarines, and Stryker/LAVs
Give me a few minutes as I get my posts situated.
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The
@MDN_Uruguay
(🇺🇾) has confirmed that it is intending to purchase the British (🇬🇧)-built Bae Hawk 100/200.
The Uruguayans have formalized their desire to buy the type for the
@Fuerza_aerea_uy
, with an unknown number of aircraft to be sought.
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The
@exercitooficial
(🇧🇷) has officially selected the Israeli (🇮🇱) ATMOS as the official winner of the of the VBCOAP 155 SR competition.
@ElbitSystemsLtd
beat out the French (🇫🇷) CAESAR, Slovakian (🇸🇰) Zuzana 2, & Chinese (🇨🇳) SH-15.
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A
@USNavy
(🇺🇸) Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning Il from the USS George Washington’s VFA-147 “Argonauts” squadron made an emergency landing at Brazil’s (🇧🇷) São Pedro da Aldeia Naval AB (RJ).
The aircraft, number AG-316, reported a “lack of fuel” and was accompanied by an F/A-18F.
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Unfortunately in the
@FuerzaAereaCol
(🇨🇴) there was an incident where a pair of EMB 312 Tucano aircraft collided during an aircraft display.
One of the aircraft unfortunately died with its pilot while the other recovered from the crash.
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The United States (🇺🇸) is seeking Congressional approval for the sale of 4x P-3 ASW / Patrol Aircraft to Argentina (🇦🇷).
The deal is to be composed of 4x total ex-Norwegian (🇳🇴) aircraft, with three of those being P-3Cs, and one being a P-3N.
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The Brazilian (🇧🇷) government has reportedly withdrawn its proposed financing grant to Argentina (🇦🇷) for the sale of the 6x6 Guaranis APC.
The primary concern of Brazil is that the Argentines will not pay back the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and instead default again.
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Mere days after the confirmation that Argentina (🇦🇷) is interested in the HAL Tejas, India (🇮🇳) has announced it will begin replacing British-made (🇬🇧) components such as the tires, radar, and other various parts with Indian-produced equipment to ensure a contract with Argentina.
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In a report by
@g1
, Brazil’s (🇧🇷)
@exercitooficial
is set to deploy an additional 28x armored vehicles to the border region with Venezuela (🇻🇪) due to the Essequibo Crisis w. Guyana (🇬🇾)
Units deployed will include:
- 16 LSR 4X4 Guaicurus
- 6 Guarani APCs
- 6 EE-9 Cascavel
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Tomorrow Argentina (🇦🇷) and Norway (🇳🇴) will officially sign the agreement for the procurement of the 4x P-3C/N aircraft.
This is the first of two major deals recently accepted by the
@StateDeptPM
(🇺🇸), with the other being the F-16s, which could also come soon as well...
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The Czech Republic (🇨🇿) has opted to select the
@embraer
KC/C-390 for its next cargo transport aircraft.
The Czechs are set to purchase a pair of KC/C-390, greatly improving the capabilities of the current Czech force as they lack a heavy transport aircraft.
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The
@MarineNationale
(🇫🇷) amphibious assault ship Tonnerre (L9014) & frigate Guépratte (F714) have arrived in
#BuenosAires
, Argentina (🇦🇷) as part of their deployments for Jeanne d'Arc 2024.
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The
@MarineNationale
(🇫🇷) vessels Tonnerre (L9014) and Guépratte (F714) have officially arrived in
#Ushuaia
, Argentina (🇦🇷).
The vessels, making the trip around South America, are set to head towards
#Valpara
íso, Chile (🇨🇱) after having completed exercises with the
@Armad_Arg
.
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Video of some of the live fire training.
The
@Ejercito_Arg
(🇦🇷) has concluded its first round of Crew Instructors Courses for the TAM 2CA2 tank.
The long-awaited upgrade for
#Argentina
’s TAM series has finally come into service and dozens of the current units will be upgraded to 2CA2 standard.
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The
@Armada_Arg
(🇦🇷) fast attack craft ARA Indómita (P-86) conducted a rescue operation of the French-flagged (🇫🇷) sailboat Le Souffle de la Mer that was stranded 95 miles off the coast of
#Ushuaia
.
The vessel was towed back to port successfully.
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Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine (🇦🇷) Armed Forces, Xavier Isaac, was also present in the meetings today onboard the Danish (🇩🇰) frigate HDMS Niels Juel (F363) in preparation for the signing of the F-16s tomorrow.
Argentinian (🇦🇷) Minsiter of Defense
@luispetri
and his Danish (🇩🇰) counterpart
@troelslundp
held bilateral discussions on board the frigate HDMS Niels Juel (F363).
The pair are set to have lengthy discussions regarding mutual cooperation before the F-16 ceremony tomorrow.
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The
@Ejercito_Arg
(🇦🇷) has concluded its first round of Crew Instructors Courses for the TAM 2CA2 tank.
The long-awaited upgrade for
#Argentina
’s TAM series has finally come into service and dozens of the current units will be upgraded to 2CA2 standard.
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As part of the USA’s (🇺🇸) F-16 MLU deal to Argentina (🇦🇷), some of details regarding armament have been released.
It is reported that the AMRAAM BVR missile and JDAM precision-guided bombs are to indeed be offered to the
@FuerzaAerea_Arg
.
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Another
@Saab
Gripen for the
@fab_oficial
(🇧🇷) was delivered by ship to the Port of Navegantes in Santa Catarina.
This is another one of the single-seat Gripen E variant fighters that Brazil has procured.
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The
@FuerzaAerea_Arg
(🇦🇷) C-130H (TC-64) suffered what seems to be a nose gear accident while at the Natal International Airport in Brazil (🇧🇷).
She was on her way back to Argentina from Israel (🇮🇱) after picking up the HERO 30/120 loitering munitions.
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The first joint-exercise with Argentine F-16s, Brazilian Gripens, and Chilean F-16s is going to be amazing.
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They fighting in my comments like it’s Beagle Conflict
The Chilean (🇨🇱) Ministry General Secretariat of Government,
@camila_vallejo
, has released a statement saying the Chilean government is “monitoring” recent Argentinian (🇦🇷) military procurements & partnerships, but “refuses to give an opinion” on the matter.
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Germany (🇩🇪) has reportedly lifted its embargo on the sale of 28x Guarani 6x6 APCs from Brazil (🇧🇷) to the Philippines (🇵🇭).
As previously reported, Germany had stopped the deal due to the presence of Ger. components, however it was an embargo against Phil. human rights abuses.
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The Brazilian (🇧🇷) Minister of Defense has stated that he wishes to discuss the possibility of Sweden (🇸🇪) procuring the KC/C-390 aircraft as a replacement for Sweden’s C-130s.
He is to meet MoD head Pål Jonson during the opening of the Gripen assembly line at
@embraer
.
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In an announcement today by Argentine (🇦🇷) president
@alferdezprensa
, he declared: “Argentina has to allocate its resources to things more important than the purchase of military aircraft today”.
Thus meaning the competition has been discarded and all deals to be halted.
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The
@exercitooficial
’s (🇧🇷) Regional Park Maintenance / 5 (Pq R Mnt/5) is attempting to recover of the MBT EE-T1 Osório units prototypes.
The Brazilian Army has received former
#ENGESA
engineers to help recover the P.1 prototype.
Project to be completed by April 2024.
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Turkey (🇹🇷) and Brazil (🇧🇷) have signed a mutual defense cooperation agreement together.
Turkey’s Bayraktar is leaning heavily into possible offering various armed drones to Brazil’s
@exercitooficial
and
@fab_oficial
, as Brazil is looking for various new drone systems.
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The Argentinian (🇦🇷) Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Xavier Isaac, met with his Italian (🇮🇹) counterpart Giuseppe Cavo Dragone today in Buenos Aires to discuss
#Argentinian
-
#Italian
defense relations & cooperation.
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Yesterday, the
@Armada_Arg
(🇦🇷) received new LICA cadet training boats ARA Ciudad de Ensenada & ARA Ciudad de Berisso at
@astilleroARS
shipyards.
The boats, under construction for 8 years, are finally ready to conduct their role as training vessels.
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A
@AMB_FANB
(🇻🇪) F-16 downed a “illegal aircraft” that had entered Venezuelan Airspace on March 28th.
The according to the
#Venezuelan
Air Force press release, the aircraft refused to take orders to land, and was forced down.
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The Argentinian (🇦🇷) website
@clarincom
has confirmed that the
@USNavy
(🇺🇸) Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) will stop in Argentina on her way back to Norfolk from Japan (🇯🇵).
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Yesterday, Paraguay (🇵🇾) signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to procure 6x
@embraer
EMB-314 Super Tucanos for the
@Fuerzaaerea_py
.
The deal, currently for $100m USD, will be partially supported in financing by Brazil’s (🇧🇷) National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES).
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The
@mindefensa
(🇨🇴) of Colombia announced that they had received an offer from the
#UnitedStates
(🇺🇸) to purchase their Mil Mi-17 helicopters for $300 million to transfer to
#Ukraine
(🇺🇦)
The offer was rejected by President
@petrogustavo
who seeks to remain neutral.
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The Turkish (🇹🇷) company
@FNSS_Global
is set to exhibit their Kaplan MT light tank to the
@exercitooficial
(🇧🇷).
The tank is set to be delivered in the coming weeks for testing and trials at the Armored Training Center in
#SantaMaria
(RS).
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@AshChapelsGhost
@locksneedshartn
I’m convinced now that the leaks are actually coming from the militaries wanting more accurate simulators
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South Korea’s (🇰🇷) Hyundai Rotem has officially announced they have been selected for the
@EjercitoPeru
’s (🇵🇪) 8x8 competition.
Hyundai will supply 30x K808 White Tiger wheeled armored personnel carriers for a total of $60 million.
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The
@FuerzaAerea_Arg
(🇦🇷) is set to host an event on Friday, April 5th, in which the United States (🇺🇸) will officially transfer the leased C-130H (#: TC-60) to Argentina as a permanent deal.
Previously, the C-130 was leased for a term of 11 months.
A productive meeting was held between Argentina’s (🇦🇷) Minsiter of Defense,
@luispetri
, and
@Southcom
’s (🇺🇸) Commander Gen. Laura Richardson today.
They discussed strengthen the Argentine-US partnership & how to assist Argentina’s ongoing military modernization.
🇦🇷🤝🇺🇸
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The Brazilian (🇧🇷) company
@embraer
released a video showing the current status of the first KC-390 for the Hungarian Air Force (🇭🇺).
The Hungarians ordered 2x units in 2020 to bolster its transport force.
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The
@MindefArg
(🇦🇷) hosted the first publically-held changing of the guard at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires yesterday.
The event, part of
@luispetri
’s desire to “remember and vindicate the role of [the] Armed Forces”
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Thanks to
@BellumPaxBR
, we have confirmed this video of a
@exercitooficial
(🇧🇷) contingent to be geolocated at 4°13'48"N 61°00'50"W, *near* the city of Pacaraima in Roraima, along the border with Venezuela (🇻🇪) near Guyana (🇬🇾).
They seem to be heading eastward.
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The
@Armada_Arg
(🇦🇷) corvette ARA Robinson (P-45) held training exercises off the coast for conducting patrol operations.
The vessel also underwent engine testing with several maintenance crews on board.
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As part of his interview with
@LANACION
, Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine (🇦🇷) Armed Forces, Xavier Isaac discussed the timeline of the F-16.
He stated that the first active units will arrive in the second half of 2025, but a single non-flying unit will...
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And there it is!
We welcome President Milei's statement earlier this week that Argentina 🇦🇷 will purchase second-hand 🇺🇸US-built F-16 fighter jets from Denmark 🇩🇰 that offers
@FuerzaAerea_Arg
a low cost high performance multirole aircraft.
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