Milei Government Reaches Agreement with US for Joint Patrols in the South Atlantic
The pact adds patrol aircraft, drones and sensors to expand maritime monitoring and curb illegal fishing, officials said.
- Argentina and the United States signed a cooperation agreement to boost maritime vigilance in the South Atlantic, the Embassy in Buenos Aires announced. The deal contemplates a first stage of sending two aircraft for maritime patrol.
- This deal sits under the 'Protecting Global Commons Program,' an initiative pushed by the Southern Command to provide technological assistance and training to Argentina over the next five years.
- Recent advances include the modernisation of a B-200M Cormor aircraft at Punta Indio, which received the WESCAM MX-10 system. New capacities broaden air support during 'Visit, Search and Capture' missions.
- The agreement triggered questioning regarding the scope of the concept of 'Global commons' used in the initiative. Some noted that Argentine waters form part of the country's sovereign jurisdiction.
- According to the timetable, the first aircraft will arrive in December and the second the following June. The final stage of cooperation contemplates around 2029, the supply of a simulator destined for the P-3C Orion aircraft recently incorporated into the Argentine Navy.
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