Tag: Luis Petri

• Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 16:09 UTC

  Milei claims Argentina is the world’s 23rd military power — but global rankings say otherwise

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei has sparked controversy by claiming that Argentina is currently the 23rd strongest military power in the world. The statement, made during a recent interview in Casa Rosada, credited Defense Minister Luis Petri’s leadership. However, data from international defense rankings tell a different story.

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• Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:51 UTC

  “We are on the right side of history”: Milei defends bombings in Iran

  

  The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei has publicly supported the recent US and Israeli strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.

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• Monday, May 5th 2025 - 06:11 UTC

  Argentina remembers the sinking of General Belgrano on May 2nd 1982

  

  Last Friday, 2nd May Argentina held a remembrance ceremony of the sinking of ARA General Belgrano, which was the largest single loss of lives during the Falkland Islands conflict of 1982.The ceremony took place at the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base headed by Defense minister Luis Petri and all the commanders of the Argentine armed forces three services.

• Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 11:35 UTC

  US Southcom Chief lands in Argentina for 3-day visit

  

  U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Chief Admiral Alvin Holsey arrived in Argentina for a three-day visit to strengthen bilateral defense and security cooperation. He will meet President Javier Milei at Casa Rosada, Defense Minister Luis Petri, and other high-ranking officers Tuesday.

• Friday, March 7th 2025 - 19:28 UTC

  Unprecedented storm hits Argentine city of Bahía Blanca

  

  The City of Bahía Blanca, in the Argentine Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 570 km south of the country's capital, was struck by a record-setting rainfall way worse than the historic 167.6 mm recorded in 1933.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2025 - 19:38 UTC

  Argentina unveils non-airworthy F-16 for training purposes

  

  The so-called 25th F-16 unit of a batch of 24 second-hand US-built fighter jets purchased from Denmark was unveiled this week at the Tail Argentine Air Force Base. This particular F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is not airworthy and will only serve training purposes at the Ground Instruction Center, it was explained during the ceremony presided over by Defense Minister Luis Petri, who insisted that this acquisition represented “sovereignty” and “peace.”

• Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 20:41 UTC

  Argentina hands over regional defense leadership to Peru

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Luis Petri Tuesday handed over the pro tempore presidency of the XVII Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CMDA) to his Peruvian colleague Walter Astudillo during a ceremony at the Libertador Building (Army Headquarters) in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, November 22nd 2024 - 10:13 UTC

  Argentine Air Force Chief sacked for improper conduct

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Luis Petri Thursday sacked Air Force Chief of Staff Brigadier Fernando Luis Mengo for allegedly using State resources for personal purposes. Mengo allegedly used Air Force aircraft to transport his partner between Paraná and Buenos Aires. In addition, he is facing complaints of sexual harassment.

• Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 15:10 UTC

  Argentine Navy pulls 1982 War sloop from auction for scraps

  

  Argentina's Defense Ministry Wednesday announced it was pulling the the decommisioned sloop ARA Alférez Sobral from a list of old units to be auctioned for scraps, given the vessel's historic participation in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict over the Falkland Islands. The decision was adopted by Minister Luis Petri himself, it was explained through a statement. The ship is now expected to be turned into a museum.

• Thursday, April 18th 2024 - 23:14 UTC

  Argentina applies for NATO global partnership

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Luis Petri Thursday filed a request from President Javier Milei's government to become a “global partner” of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Earlier this week, Petri went to Denmark to sign the purchase of 24 second-hand US-built supersonic F-16 fighter jets.