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Montevideo, June 6th 2025 - 15:17 UTC

Tag: Falkland War

  • Friday, May 19th 2017 - 06:42 UTC

    Argentina purchased several refurbished Mirages and engines for Pucaras

    The Dassault Mirages, with which the Argentine Air Force is acquainted following the experience, form the South Atlantic conflict

    Argentine reportedly has agreed to purchase several refurbishedDassault-Breguet Super Étendard fighter bombers originally from the French navy. Apparently the Mirages are similar to those Argentine used during the Falklands conflict in 1982 and will be incorporated to the Air Force, as part of an Argentine re-equipment of its military forces.

  • Thursday, April 6th 2017 - 06:31 UTC

    Tech entrepreneur wants to rescue Falklands' flagship HMS Hermes from the scrap heap

    Falklands flagship HMS Hermes was decommissioned last month and is heading towards the scrap heap.

    A technology entrepreneur is looking to raise around £15m to save the Falklands Task Force flagship on which he once served from the possibility of scrap, and is looking to celebrities and the public to help him out on his mission, according to channelweb.co.uk Falklands flagship HMS Hermes was decommissioned last month and is heading towards the scrap heap.

  • Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 06:56 UTC

    Lami Dozo, head of the Argentine Air Force in the 1982 conflict has died

    Brigadier Lami Dozo R next to his Military Junta colleagues, General Galtieri ©and Admiral Anaya (L)

    Brigadier Basilio Lami Dozo, commander of the Argentine Air Force during the South Atlantic conflict died this week at the age of 88. In 1981 he was appointed to the military Junta next to General Leopoldo Galtieri and Admiral Jorge Anaya, and the three were responsible for launching the invasion of the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982.

  • Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 20:24 UTC

    Falkland Islands' war materials turned into roses for peace

    Goldsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols at his workshop creating metal roses from bullets, pistols and even parts of airplanes from the Falkland Islands war (Pic WGKA)

    Argentine goldsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols is creating beautiful roses and other pieces of art from bullets, pistols and even parts of airplanes from the Falkland Islands war as a way of promoting peace between his country and Britain.

  • Thursday, December 8th 2016 - 17:18 UTC

    Falklands War carrier HMS Illustrious headed for scrapping in Turkey

    HMS Illustrious is the last aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy until the new Elizabeth-class ships become available

    Replacements are years away and still Britain’s last aircraft carrier, ‘HMS Illustrious,’ has set sail to be scrapped in Turkey. The vessel, known as 'Lusty,' came into service in 1982 and was rushed into service to catch the lattermost stages of the Falklands War. She also served in the Gulf Wars and Sierra Leone conflict. It was one of three Invincible-class ships commissioned in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

  • Wednesday, August 24th 2016 - 21:07 UTC

    Falklands' war: Israel sold weapons to Argentina during the conflict, say declassified documents

    UK's National Archives released the files, November 16, 1984, with a memorandum from a senior British diplomat providing details on Israeli arms sales to Argentina

    The British Foreign Office has recently declassified documents that allegedly prove that Israel sold weapons to Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War between the Argentine military dictatorship and the UK.

  • Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 20:35 UTC

    Falklands will receive a visit from the International Red Cross

    The Argentine Memorial in Darwin which holds the remains of Argentine combatants from the 1982 South Atlantic conflict

    A four person delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be visiting the Falkland Islands from 27 June to 2 July, as part of the humanitarian mission to help identify the mortal remains of unnamed Argentine combatants buried at the Argentine memorial in Darwin.

  • Tuesday, June 14th 2016 - 17:07 UTC

    Falklands commemorates 34th anniversary of Liberation Day

    A ceremony is held at the Liberation Monument each year on the 14th June to mark the end of the Falklands War and to honour those who fought during the conflict, and was lead by Parade Commander Major

    Commemorations are being held today in the Falkland Islands to mark the ending of the Falklands War, which ended 34 years ago after 74 days of Argentine occupation. Liberation Day as it is officially known in the Falklands is commemorated every year on the 14th June in the Islands and is a national holiday.

  • Wednesday, May 4th 2016 - 08:01 UTC

    Argentina honors Malvinas war pilots and the Air Force “baptism of fire”

    “On this day we must honor our dead because they have honored the motherland”, said minister Martínez

    Argentina's Defense minister Julio Martínez headed the Air Force's 34th “baptism of fire” anniversary which took place on May first 1982 during the South Atlantic conflict. The Sunday event at the V Air Brigade in Villa Reynolds, province of San Luis, was also attended by government and military officials, Malvinas veterans and Air Force Chief of Staff Brigadier Major Enrique Victor Amrein.

  • Wednesday, May 4th 2016 - 07:36 UTC

    Tierra del Fuego top official attacked at a ceremony remembering the sinking of General Belgrano

    “There was forty of them approximately: they tried to suffocate me with my tie and they ripped my suit and shirt, screaming and punching”, said Arcando

    Tierra del Fuego province deputy governor Juan Carlos Arcando had to be protected by the police and took refuge in the Legislature building in Ushuaia, following an attack by striking province and city personnel who for over two months have been protesting against a new retirement pensions' scheme.