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US sells Black Hawk helicopters to Argentina
The package includes engines, radios and training, and Argentina expects the first aircraft in December, officials and media reports said.
- On Thursday, September 10, the U.S. State Department notified Congress of a potential $140 million sale of four refurbished UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Argentina, a move it says "will support the foreign policy goals."
- Defense Minister Luis Petri designated the Black Hawk helicopters as an Army priority in 2024 to modernize the Army Aviation Command, which currently relies on aging Bell UH-1H and Huey II models.
- The package, which includes two General Electric T700-GE-701D engines and a Bambi Bucket firefighting rig, is estimated at $40 million, although the notification to Congress specified a higher ceiling.
- Amid a diplomatic row, President Javier Milei suspended a planned trip to London following Argentina-Britain confrontations over the Falklands that saw the nation sanction 45 companies over regional oil activity.
- Integrating F-16s from Denmark and P-3C Orion aircraft from Norway, the Air Force continues its expansion, though Deputy Agustina Propato of the Defense Committee warned that personnel attrition complicates military modernization.
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PressNewsAgencyDonald Trump sells Argentina £103million Black Hawk helicopters amid Falklands row
The United States is preparing to sell four Black Hawk military helicopters to Argentina in a $140million (£103million) deal, as tensions with Britain over the Falkland Islands remain unsettled. The proposed sale, approved by the US State Department, includes four UH-60L Black Hawks, two T700-GE-701D engines and advanced navigation and radar equipment - totalling the equivalent of £103million.Washington said the agreement would strengthen Argent…
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(Buenos Aires = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Seon-jeong = Argentine President Javier Miller, dubbed the "Trump of South America," [is] pro-U.S. security cooperation while introducing U.S. Black Hawks...
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