Tag: Jorge Taiana

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 07:37 UTC

  Argentina, SAAB sign military radar technology deal

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Wednesday signed the so-called “Productive Cooperation Agreement” deal with Swedish developers SAAB Dynamics. The agreement provides for SAAB's support to the Argentine company INVAP for the integration of radars to the RBS-70 system, as well as for the technological transfer to the Armed Forces.

• 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.

• Saturday, March 11th 2023 - 11:56 UTC

  Argentine Province of Buenos Aires, Defense Ministry sign cooperation deal

  

  Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof and Defense Minister Jorge Taiana signed an agreement for the shipyards Tandanor and Río Santiago to develop a multipurpose landing ship, a polar ship, and a floating dock for the Argentine Navy.

• Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 08:10 UTC

  Drug gangs off limits for Argentine armed forces, despite opposition's claims

  

  After a mafia-style attack on Thursday against a supermarket in Rosario owned by relatives of Lionel Messi's wife, many opposition leaders in Argentina suggested the Armed Forces be deployed against the drug-trafficking gangs operating in the country's third-largest city.

• Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 06:59 UTC

  President Fernández traveling to Antarctica, weather permitting

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández is to visit the Marambio Base in Antarctica in a move to ratify the country's “bicontinental” stance, it was reported in Casa Rosada. Fernández's trip will be the fourth visit of an Argentine head of state to Antarctica.

• Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Malvinas to be returned to Argentina soon, says Argentine Defense Minister

  

  Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana said the Malvinas Islands were to be restored “sooner rather than later... to its legitimate owners.” He made those remarks to veterans from the 1982 war attending the reopening of the Air Force's Base in Rìo Gallegos, from where converted training IA-63 Pampa III jets with fighting capabilities will “monitor and control” the South Atlantic enclave. The unit had not had combat aircraft since 1996.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:55 UTC

  Argentina wants to buy Brazilian armored vehicles

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana undertook negotiations earlier this week with Brazil for the purchase of 156 Iveco Guarani 6x6 armored vehicles, it was reported. South America's largest country already has 500 units of the same model.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 07:26 UTC

  Argentine Navy needs underwater units, manned or otherwise

  

  The Argentine Navy plans to purchase two unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for hydrographic and minehunting missions for € 450,000, in addition to new traditional units for its submarine command, it was reported.

• Friday, January 20th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Taiana says UK attitude a “lack of respect for international law”

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Thursday demanded once again that Great Britain agrees to discuss the Malvinas/Falklands issue and insisted that the latter's reluctance to do so was a “lack of respect for international law.” Taiana also argued that “the powerful should not use force to impose their interests.”

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  Icebreaker ARA Irízar ready to start Summer Antarctic Campaign

  

  Argentine Navy's icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar was ordered Thursday to set sail with over 300 people onboard among military and scientific personnel, marking the official beginning of the 2022/23 Summer Antarctic campaign. The Irízar's mission will consist of three stages until April 2023.