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Tag: Pampa III jet trainers

  • Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

    Argentina's purchase of Korean fighters falls through: UK's arms embargo

       Defense minister Agustin Rossi, “another display of imperial arrogance”

    Argentine defense minister Agustín Rossi is furious with the UK for having blocked the purchase deal of several Korean manufactured training jet fighters FA-50 to re-equip the Air Force and which he had anticipated last October. “A new display of imperial arrogance”, Rossi described the incident.

  • Saturday, July 6th 2019 - 23:28 UTC

    Argentina sells two Pampa III jet trainers to Guatemala

    The aircraft, which will be used in pilot training and border control of Guatemala, are identical to those currently used by the Argentine Air Force (FAA)

    A contract for the sale of two Argentine Pampa III jet trainers to the Guatemalan Air Force has been signed in Buenos Aires. The deal, worth US$ 28 million, was signed on 3 July by the Argentine and Guatemalan defense ministers, Oscar Aguad and General Miguel Ralda respectively, along with Antonio Beltramone, the president of Argentine state aircraft manufacturer FAdeA.