Tag: F-16

• Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:02 UTC

  Falklands, Chinese jet fighters and the pro Beijing lobby in Argentine Defense and Diplomacy

  

  The Argentine Embassy in China said that Buenos Aires is considering procuring the JF-17 aircraft, with Chinese analysts saying on Wednesday that the fighter jet jointly developed by China and Pakistan is the best choice for Argentina in terms of performance and availability.

• Monday, January 2nd 2023 - 23:59 UTC

  US favors supplying Argentina with vintage F16s to counter Chinese influence and despite UK's objection

  

  A leading US Navy think tank feels it is imperative for the US to pay close attention to the South Atlantic given China's growing trade, financial, investment influence in countries such as Argentina, and suggests a joint security cooperation investment with the UK, but especially overcoming an “outdated United Kingdom post-Falklands War security policy”

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 18:53 UTC

  Argentine Air Force mission in Denmark considering purchase of F-16 warplanes

  

  A team from the Argentine Air Force is in Denmark reviewing the possibility of purchasing F-16 A/B MLU fighter-bomber jets from that country in the last assessment round before a decision on the matter is made no later than 2023.

• Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  F-16s for Argentina, --and convincing UK--, US strategy to contain Chinese influence in the South Atlantic

  

  An article published by the United States Naval Institute, USNI, a private, professional military think-tank which since 1873 provides independent ideas for debating US defense issues, has revealed that Washington, fearful of China's advance in South America, offered back in 2020, surplus Danish F-16A/Bs both to Colombia and Argentina, and is “negotiating with the UK to approve the sale”.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:29 UTC

  Taiwan to purchase 66 new generation F-16 fighters; Beijing furious

  

  Taiwan finalized the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from US aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin on Friday, in a US$62 billion, a 10-year deal sure to anger Beijing. Underscoring the sensitivity of the transaction, the Pentagon announced the contract without specifying the buyer, but a source confirmed it was Taiwan.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:46 UTC

  Chilean Air Force begins to receive 18 refurbished f-16 fighters

  

  This week Holland will be delivering 18 refurbished F-16 fighter bombers to the Chilean Air Force. The Dutch Defence ministry said the ceremony will take place at the Leeuwarden base when Lex Hendrichs, head of Dutch Defence Material will be symbolically handing his Chilean peer Jorge Rojas a scale model of the US manufactured aircraft.