Tag: Agustin Rossi

• Monday, December 7th 2020 - 09:06 UTC

  Argentina launches the 2020/21 limited Antarctica campaign, with special care o no possible coronavirus contagion

  

  The official Argentine 2020/21 Antarctic season was launched last Friday with a ceremony at the Buenos Aires Navy pier where the icebreaker “ARA Almirante Irizar” was docked, but with no authorities boarding the vessel to avoid any possible coronavirus contagion.

• Saturday, October 31st 2020 - 16:34 UTC

  UK bars sale of South Korean fighter jets for the Argentine air force

  

  United Kingdom has effectively barred the sale of the FA-50 Fighting Eagle to Argentina, with the South Korean manufacturer informing Buenos Aires that it is unable to supply the light fighter and strike jet since it has British-made parts.

• Tuesday, August 25th 2020 - 08:33 UTC

  Argentina planning to a training aircraft, “Malvina” for the Air Force

  

  Argentina Defense minister announced that the country will design and build a dual training purpose aircraft to be named IA-100 “Malvina” and will demand an initial investment of US$ 2,5 million.

• Sunday, May 3rd 2020 - 03:25 UTC

  Argentina recalls the sinking of ARA Belgrano and honors its crew, families and survivors

  

  The Argentine Ministry of Defense and the Navy paid tribute to the courage and glory of the 323 sailors who died during the sinking of the cruiser ARA Belgrano, on 2 May 1982, at the beginning of hostilities with UK during the South Atlantic conflict.

• Saturday, May 2nd 2020 - 07:28 UTC

  Argentina recalls the 38th anniversary of the Air Force baptism of fire on May first 1982

  

  Defense minister Agustín Rossi called on Argentines to claim sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands with the same character displayed by the Argentine pilots during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict with the UK and underlined it's up to the new generations to make sure the Malvinas cause is not forgotten.

• Tuesday, April 28th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Pandemic: Argentine armed forces major deployment since the Malvinas war

  

  The combat to contain coronavirus has been the major deployment of the Argentine armed forces in democracy, some 22.000 staff are out on the field throughout the country, said Defense minister Agustín Rossi, and to be more precise, “the largest deployment since the Malvinas war, and it has been done following the existing legal framework”.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Argentina under lockdown makes time to recall the start of the Malvinas conflict, 38 years ago

  

  “On April 2nd we claim sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands” was the message twitted by Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on the Malvinas War Veteran and Fallen Day, outstanding date in the official calendar of the country which recalls that 38 years ago, Argentine forces invaded the Falklands, triggering a conflict that would end 74 days later.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Argentina suspends Strategic Dialogue on defense issues with UK

  

  Argentine minister of Defense Agustin Rossi announced the decision to postpone a Strategic Dialogue meeting with UK peers which was scheduled to take place during the first week of March.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentina boosts security as US/Iran conflict escalates

  

  Argentina’s government boosted security at its airports, borders and the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires as tensions simmer between the United States and Iran, the Argentine defense minister told local media on Monday.

• Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez is back on stage and preparing for her presidential bid next October

  

  Argentine ex-president and Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is back on stage and looking to run in next October's presidential election, hopefully with a united opposition. Mandatory primaries in Argentina are only eight months away and several of her acolytes over the weekend and with her blessing announced she is prepared to run for the presidency.