Argentina supplies Antarctic base by air with contracted Russian aircraft
The Argentine Ministry of Defence announced it had successfully finished the supply of provisions to the Antarctic Base Belgrano II, the most austral of the country’s outposts. The two-week operation in nine legs, depending on weather conditions, was done by air parachuting provisions.
“Although the re-supply of the Base Belgrano II is an annual operation, during the summer months of the Antarctica Campaigns, every two years the provisioning demands greater volumes of food, fuel and other inputs to ensure an ample supply for all the staff working in the base”, said a Defence release.
In that framework and with the purpose of complying with the support logistics “the Ministry contracted for the job a Russian aircraft, Ilushyn given its ample load capacity and autonomy” adds the release.
“The load is parachuted from the aircraft and has a 50 centimetres shock-absorbing lining which helps to mitigate the impact as well as the deep snow blanket”. This is followed by special snow and ice track vehicles waiting to load and transport the provisions to the Base.
Currently there is a permanent staff of 19 in the Argentine base, most of them involved in scientific research, under the command of Army Captain Mario Kuntzler.
The release also points out that for this Antarctic campaign, the 109th for Argentina, a Joint Operational Command from the three forces coordinates all supply operations to all Argentine bases and stations, as well as the logistics support to the scientific activities in the outposts.
Finally, Argentina currently has six bases involved in all year round activities in the Argentine Antarctic Sector and they are: Orcadas, Marambio, Carlini (exJubany), Esperanza, San Martín and Belgrano II; plus seven stations of seasonal acitivities: Brown, Matienzo, Primavera, Cámara, Melchior, Petrel and Decepción.
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Well good luck with that.
Russian planes are equipped to handle the cold, however their safety record is only marginally better than the Argentine aircraft.
I hope them ruskies to cold hard dollar, screw that peso bullsh*t it would take a dozen more planes just to haul that sh*t back to russia.
My understanding is that AR sent pregnant women to the Antartic, perhaps that is the nappie run.
Australia's Governor-General actually easily flew down to Antartica for the day recently. It was that easy to pop down and come home again.
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/pictures/gallery-e6frf94x-1226571066338?page=1
www.antarctica.gov.au/media/news/2013/governor-general-visits-australian-antarctic-territory
It was easy because of the regularly scheduled flights using a A319.
www.antarctica.gov.au/living-and-working/travel-and-logistics/aviation/intercontinental-operations/a319-background-information
It also helps that we don't rely on hiring Russian icebreakers. Which reminds me, nearly six years since the ARA Almirante Irízar caught fire..... building a new one would have been quicker.
It's only taking 7 years to build the new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier but 4.5 years and counting to 'repair' an icebreaker.
It makes them look pathetically pitiful.
You deserve each other.
:-D
I will remember that the next time I go abroad and have to apply to take money with me.
I have lost the thread here !
What do your remarks have to do with a contract for Russian aircraft supplying an Antarctic base. I really don't think that it is a big deal. The Russians have aircraft and expertise that the Argentinians do not have. It's a commercial transaction. End of story !
...under the command of Army Captain Mario Kuntzler.'
Looks like the RGs are militarising Antarctica........
Crunts...
It is shameful.
So some of them appear to be scientists, what are the others? the science bit is the coverup!
Where's Belgrano one?
Its nice to have someone as pathetic and harmless as argentina to look down on.
Most of the other 3rd world nightmares cause real problems.
Argentina is the comedy option.
1- We all pay back borrowed money
2-The governments are pervasively corrupt
3-The governments work to better their society, not the head of state
4-They all trade “relatively” fair
5-They do no “steal” private assets (expropriate), If the USA does, it's called Eminant Domain and they have to pay FMV and replacement costs and it can only be for the public good.....highways, power plants etc.
5-They all play better in the sandbox than Rgentina
Stop diverting nostril, you really are changing for the worse as Rgentina sinks deeper and deeper into the abyss. Deal with the fact the the kirchner's took a band aid approach to stop the bleeding of a arterial cut. They only way to stop yet ANOTHER Rgentina crash, collapse, nose dive is to get back in the the worlds graces and play right. There are three or four world's pariahs there and Rgentina will soon be vying for the pole position with N.Korea at there correct rate. You are too young and naive to know what a world of shit feels like but ask around, they will tell you because it's coming.
Yes we want to engage with a world were the average person has the same approach to us as you, yankeeboy, Anglotino, @27, Xect, Conqueror, Troy_tempest, etc.
Yes, that will be such a positive for Argentina.
“Yes we want to engage with a world were the average person has the same approach to us as you, yankeeboy, Anglotino, @27, Xect, Conqueror, Troy_tempest, etc.”
Aww, who didn't get his Dulce de Leche this morning?
Stop diverting @13, and stop crying.
It WILL be awful, much worse than you can imagine - and you put yourselves there.
I would say, from the comments on here, that everyone is tired of your bleating, and your bleating about yourself.
You no longer have an audience you can manipulate.
Feel sorry for yourself. We don't care.
Ha, ha, ha.
I am inspired to LMAO.
news.sky.com/story/1052077/horsemeat-bute-found-in-carcasses-in-uk
“I don't need any audience, as far as I'm concerned you can all dissappear tomorrow, your nations too, and I won't be moving any insides for it.”
Sadly though, you are addicted to punishing yourself on MercoPress for attention, like a whore on crack.
'bye
Yeah, he's heard that one all his life.
BTW if not for the USA one of your lovely neighbors or maybe a large nation that needs a steady food supply would be in BA in a couple of days of the USA disappearing and The Argentinian Armed Forces couldn't do a thing about it.
It would probably be the best thing that ever happened to Argentina too.
A benevolent overlord that would get rid of corruption, teach you to be honorable and have a good work ethic.
The USA can't stop a fly, the only successful campaigns the USA has managed in the last 50 years are Panama and Grenada... you must be so proud.
Did the RG AF pilots make it without injury after the last crash?
How many jets do yo have left now 4-5 that actually fly?
Ships? 1-2 that aren't sinking?
Bullets? Nah
Chile would love to get Mendoza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJUazK-encM
But they can't so... if grabbing land was so easy, how come you are going bankrupt trying to hold on to Afghanistan? hahahaha
“Chile would love to get Mendoza”
Hey Yank, just what I was thinking.
With all the arrogant taunting and threatening the Argentinians have done over the years, Chile is just waiting for the right moment.
Wouldn't it be ironic if Argentina were to finally complete that fantasy tunnel to Chile that a certain provincial has been bragging about - just to have Chilean forces pour through to Mendoza, unopposed?? :-)
Chile could take Argentina any time they wanted, parts of it or all of it at their discretion and there is absolutely nothing Argentina could do about it.
Militaries are not just for defense.
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