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I hear they are going to purchase them with potatoes this time.arfah wrote:Argentine defence news.
So every time Argentina tries to purchase some jet fighters it can be posted here instead of the Falklands thread
http://www.janes.com/article/56248/fade ... ew-engines
You joke about it, did you see in arfah's link?WhitestElephant wrote:I hear they are going to purchase them with potatoes this time.arfah wrote:Argentine defence news.
So every time Argentina tries to purchase some jet fighters it can be posted here instead of the Falklands thread
http://www.janes.com/article/56248/fade ... ew-engines
So they haven't been paid for and no more are being sent?The project plans to upgrade as many as 20 frames from Argentine Air Force stocks, but currently only one set of re-modeled wings has been received from IAI and it is unclear if more will be forthcoming in the near term.
From Defense Industry Daily news letter.An earlier deal to purchase second-hand Kfir Block 60 fighters from Israel has been put on hold indefinitely amid issues over weapons systems and upgrades. The newly elected government of Maurico Macri will be responsible for obtaining replacement fighters subject to available funding.
That is a little unfair don't you think? I am sure they will have a few kites too, for air-shows and impressing the Falklanders.Little J wrote:From Defense Industry Daily news letter.An earlier deal to purchase second-hand Kfir Block 60 fighters from Israel has been put on hold indefinitely amid issues over weapons systems and upgrades. The newly elected government of Maurico Macri will be responsible for obtaining replacement fighters subject to available funding.
Looks like their future air force will be made up of paper airplanes the way they are going.
They still have some Pucaras to pretend they still have a real Air Force withLittle J wrote:Looks like their future air force will be made up of paper airplanes the way they are going.
.It's quite surprising the old hag Kirchner didn't spend the last 10 years complaining to the UN for the return of the Pucaras as wellLittle J wrote:Would they include the one parked at Duxford?
Even though it's on British soil doesn't mean it isn't still Argentinian
.Maybe Sepp Blatter could be persuaded to apply?!arfah wrote:Argentine football Federation fails to elect a new president.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... mbers.html
Ugly little ships, I suppose it's all they could afford.arfah wrote:Malvinas class sloops have arrived from Russia.
http://en.mercopress.com/2015/12/07/rus ... ntine-navy
It's easy by painting them grey they get an automatic +5 to Armour and totally hide that they are 30 year old soviet buckets.Halidon wrote:Not much of a disguise.
with corned beef and Spam ?!arfah wrote:Argentina agrees contract to resupply Argentina's Antarctica bases.