US EditionArgentina Receives First Six F-16 Fighters After Ten Years without Supersonic Jets
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By German Padinger, CNN en Español Since the retirement of the Mirage III fighters in 2015, Argentina, the eighth country in the world on the surface and the 29th global economy, has not had modern fighter planes in its arsenal, in a context of decades of low defense spending and heavy losses during the Malvinas War, in 1982, of which it never fully recovered.
The President presented in Cordoba the new fleet of combat aircraft and highlighted the importance of this acquisition to strengthen the security and operational capacity of the Argentine Air Force. He criticized Kirchnerism and defended the appointment of the new defense minister, Carlos Presti. The arrival of the first six F-16 fighter planes marks a turning point for national defense, according to President Javier Milei, who presented the new…
The president presented in Las Higueras the first six F-16 fighters incorporated into the Air Force and defined them as a “point of inflection” for national defense. Between winks to the United States and criticism of Kirchnerism, Milei sought to install the idea of a security system “modern, deterrent and sovereign.” Read more
Argentina presented in Rio Cuarto the first six F-16 aircraft of a total of 24 acquired to Denmark. The act, led by President Javier Milei, marked the recovery of capacities that the country had not had for more than a decade. The arrival of these aircraft reactivates the surveillance power and demonstrates the commitment of the government to reconstruct the national defense. International article 1 Min Read 14 November, 2025 Activate red health…
President Javier Milei headed this Saturday in Rio Cuarto the official act for the arrival of the F-16 fighter aircraft acquired in Denmark, an incorporation that the government considers a qualitative leap for the capabilities of the Air Force. “It marks a milestone for the national defense and for the insertion of Argentina into the modern world,” he said. In his speech, the president stressed that the arrival of the F-16 is part of a broader …
President Javier Milei headed in Rio Cuarto the presentation of the first six F-16 fighter planes incorporated into the Argentine Air Force. He called the day “a historic day for all Argentines” and said that the purchase seeks to reverse years of “detrato” towards the Armed Forces. The aerial demonstration included a flight from the base to the Casa Rosada and its return. During the event, Milei said that the planes are transformed into “the ne…
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