Tag: Luis Petri

• 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.

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• 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.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2024 - 16:00 UTC

  Argentina makes its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades: F-16 fighter jets from Denmark

  

  Argentina has finalized its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades with the purchase of 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, signaling a significant step in bolstering its defense capabilities.

• Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  Argentine Defense Minister signs letter of intent to buy Danish F-16s

  

  Defense Minister Luis Petri of Argentina and Troels Lund Poulsen of Denmark Tuesday signed a letter of intent in Buenos Aires whereby the South American country will purchase 24 second-hand US-built supersonic Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets for some US$ 300 million. US Ambassador Marc Stanley was also present at the ceremony as a token of Washington's acquiescence to the operation

• Wednesday, January 17th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

  Argentina reports illex squid is back, and announces new monitoring approach along EEZ mile 201

  

  Squid is back, and with good prospects for the catch season, according to reports from Argentina that also announced the launching of an aggressive vigilant and monitoring campaign between the Navy and Coast Guard to check on the estimated 350 Asian jiggers next to the 201 plus mile don't slip into the Argentine EEZ to “steal our sea resources”

• Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:08 UTC

  Petri to be Argentina's next Defense Minister

  

  Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei confirmed on Monday that he had chosen former vice-presidential candidate Luis Petri of Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) to succeed Jorge Taiana as Defense Minister on Dec. 10.

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Opposition lawmaker wants Argentine teenagers accountable for their crimes

  

  Following the assassination of a candy store vendor over the weekend in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, rage got hold of most Argentines as the alleged perpetrators of the robbery gone bad were captured a few minutes after the attack.