MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Argentina successfully tests locally designed and manufactured missile booster
Argentina announced the successful launching of a missile booster, --identified as Gradicom PCX-2009-- in a firing range in the central province of Cordoba and said the event represented a “qualitative leap” for Argentine missile technology. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesoH boy, as if the rest of the world is in line to buy your “argentine technology”..laugh. Ah wait..Peru is in line to buy..laugh.
Dec 19th, 2009 - 04:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0Congratulations Argentina! Let's rebuild the Condor II Arsenal. Throw a couple of those accurate babies on Mount Pleasant and they will never know what hit them!
Dec 19th, 2009 - 05:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nicholas,
Dec 19th, 2009 - 05:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I guess that you must be Chilean, so I hope that you can read Castillian
So here goes,
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tronador_II
exocet82- I think if the argentines were stupid enough to fire one of those crap old rockets at the Falkands it would probably miss. We on the other hand have these badboys - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile?wasRedirected=true They make those old rockets of yours look pretty crap.
Dec 20th, 2009 - 07:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0They have these on the nuclear subs that patrol falkland islands waters and I'm pretty sure they could hit any target on the agentine mainland. If you leave your address exocet82 we could probably post one through your letter box.
Hi there khh,
Dec 20th, 2009 - 06:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Glad that you brought up your cruise missiles. I once lived in the US andand once worked on the Tomahawk. So the only address I can give you is the that of the assembly plant. So I would reconsider your thoughts of mailing me a Tomahawk since the plant has been moved and there is child care center nearby. Now as usual, if it wasn't for the Americans, your military would be quite limited wouldn't it? I understand that the Argentine Navy will be adding a land attack capability to its current TR1700 and future subs. The Russians and Chinese have offered cruise missiles but Argentina seems to have decided to go at it alone. Apparently a cruise missile being developed by CITEDEF(I went to school right across the road from them by the way). How will they do it? Well just like the Israelis do it, by firing them right out of the torpedo tubes. CITEDEF is working on a variety of missiles, including air to air, air to ground/sea, oground to air. With he aircraft industry now under its control I am now hopeful that SAIA Advanced Aircraft wil become reality. Have a nice night lad.
Good morning exocet82.
Dec 20th, 2009 - 08:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Seeing that Argentina can't even afford to run Its country I doubt that will ever happen.
The technology for this rocket booster is no great shakes from a technologcal and manufacturing point of view. Even in the Falkands the knowledge exists to cobble one together if anyone had the inclination or motivation. I'm sure they could also find a few aluminium tubes to fit the hardware in to give an impressive demonstration.
Dec 20th, 2009 - 10:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The real question for Argentina (and any other country) is available finance to go into production and the cost and availabilty of a suitable delivery platform.
No good being armed the teeth without a legitimate purpose.
Argentina is a mess. Yes. Their technology is not the best? No. They can only blame themselves for having such a corrupt and visionless form of government. Rest assured the Argentines hate it too.
Dec 22nd, 2009 - 12:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0The chillians are nothing but dirty smelly Maputo Indian traitors that have no gratitude for the nation that gave that miserable hairline of a country its independence.
The British? As low down and smelly as 99% of this faggoty people are I actually admire them. Their time will come. In case you didn't know it, they are balcanizing themselves to the point of self destruction and will be a muslim nation in less than 10 years so no worries with those losers.
The “Kelpers” or crappers or whatever these forsaken misfits go by, GET THE F--K OUT OF OUR ISLANDS!!!
AntiAnti,
Dec 22nd, 2009 - 11:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Good name you have chosen, very appropriate.
A lie down on the couch would help I think. Or should I say Chay's Lounge, though a term lost on you I expect. Any analyst is sure to have nightmares sorting you out.
Have a good Christmas anyway.
Which one of you opened the smelly troll gate and let AntiAnti in?
Dec 24th, 2009 - 05:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Happy New Year Argentina!
Dec 26th, 2009 - 10:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tronador_II
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tronador_II
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tronador_II
The outcome will always be the same. You will loose.
Dec 27th, 2009 - 08:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01212/falklands_1212334c.jpg
It would be nice if that missile is placed in my beloved Rio Gallegos and it is called “sovereignty” or “south atlantic justice”. I'm just saying.
Dec 28th, 2009 - 09:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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