Milei deepens ties with Washington by choosing used F-16 jets

Thursday, March 21st 2024 - 09:07 UTC

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Argentine President Javier Milei announced Wednesday that his country would purchase second-hand US-built F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, which would represent “the biggest advance in Defense in the last 20 years” according to a social media user eventually validated by the head of state. Read full article

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Dirk Dikkler
Seeing is believing! will watch this space but the jury is out on these aircraft being delivered.
Mar 21st, 2024 - 11:17 am - Link - Report abuse +4
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imoyaro
Airplanes take money...
Mar 21st, 2024 - 12:01 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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darragh
These Danish F16s are 'block 1' airframes built 50 years ago.

Perhaps Argentina could sing 'Happy Birthday' to them
Mar 21st, 2024 - 12:41 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Islander1
Correct Darragh- Denmark is giving the better more modern F-16s it has to Ukraine in a month or two
Mar 21st, 2024 - 12:45 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Brasileiro
I think you don't understand. There is no more Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnnJKloLMV4&list=RDIwxk2q7Ttdc&index=4
Mar 21st, 2024 - 02:20 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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SB4
What a waste of money! Used airplanes, for what? Argentina's big enemy is bad governments!
Mar 23rd, 2024 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Veteran
Surely, militarisation of the S. Atlantic! I must protest.
Mar 28th, 2024 - 08:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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