US intends to offer 38 second-hand F-16 fighters to Argentina

[Hamartia Antidote]

US intends to offer 38 second-hand F-16 fighters to Argentina - Air Data News

Proposal was sent by the State Department to the US Congress and also accompanies P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Possible sale would avoid supply of Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter

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Proposal was sent by the State Department to the US Congress and also accompanies P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Possible sale would avoid supply of Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter

Argentina’s quest for new fighter aircraft has seen an important strategic shift. According to local newspaper La Nacion, Joe Biden’s administration sent two notifications to the US Congress asking for authorization to sell up to 38 second-hand Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Argentine Air Force. The proposal could also include four P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft.

The F-16 that can be included in the proposal are aircraft that belong to the Royal Danish Air Force and are currently in storage. There are up to six fighters in the Block 10 and 32 Block 15 versions, valued at US$ 338,695,634.

As for the patrol planes, they are four P-3C valued at US$ 108,448,910 and stored by the Norwegian Air Force, one of which is equipped for anti-submarine warfare.

The operations, as the documents obtained by the publication indicate, are acquisition movements evaluated by the Argentine Air Force and Navy.

The notifications note that Washington is prepared “to authorize this transfer taking into account political, military, economic, human rights and arms control considerations” and that the sale of the equipment to Buenos Aires “is consistent with the objectives of assistance to the security of U.S”.

State Department notices under the Biden administration were sent to the Senate and House Foreign Relations Committees and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the paper reported.

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[PakFactor]

US intends to offer 38 second-hand F-16 fighters to Argentina - Air Data News

Proposal was sent by the State Department to the US Congress and also accompanies P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Possible sale would avoid supply of Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter

www.airdatanews.com

Proposal was sent by the State Department to the US Congress and also accompanies P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Possible sale would avoid supply of Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter

Argentina’s quest for new fighter aircraft has seen an important strategic shift. According to local newspaper La Nacion, Joe Biden’s administration sent two notifications to the US Congress asking for authorization to sell up to 38 second-hand Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Argentine Air Force. The proposal could also include four P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft.

The F-16 that can be included in the proposal are aircraft that belong to the Royal Danish Air Force and are currently in storage. There are up to six fighters in the Block 10 and 32 Block 15 versions, valued at US$ 338,695,634.

As for the patrol planes, they are four P-3C valued at US$ 108,448,910 and stored by the Norwegian Air Force, one of which is equipped for anti-submarine warfare.

The operations, as the documents obtained by the publication indicate, are acquisition movements evaluated by the Argentine Air Force and Navy.

The notifications note that Washington is prepared “to authorize this transfer taking into account political, military, economic, human rights and arms control considerations” and that the sale of the equipment to Buenos Aires “is consistent with the objectives of assistance to the security of U.S”.

State Department notices under the Biden administration were sent to the Senate and House Foreign Relations Committees and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the paper reported.

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Non-BVR capable planes. Useless should just stick with JF-17.

 

[Silicon0000]

Non-BVR capable planes. Useless should just stick with JF-17.

It's China vs US

Everyone knows strings attached with F-16 so usefulness and uselessness is not a question between F-16 and JF-17 as Argentina main conflict lies with UK. It's about lobbing and whom you want to be associated with .............. US or non-US.

 

[StraightEdge]

Unless US is willing to give it for free, I don't see how Argentina can pay for even condoms right now. They have a net negative foreign exchange reserves. They are in no position to buy anything, let alone F16's. Maybe they can exchange Messi with the F16's. That's the only thing they can sell right now.

 

[Silicon0000]

Unless US is willing to give it for free, I don't see how Argentina can pay for even condoms right now. They have a net negative foreign exchange reserves. They are in no position to buy anything, let alone F16's. Maybe they can exchange Messi with the F16's. That's the only thing they can sell right now.

They can do barter trade like with cow meat etc.

 

[StraightEdge]

They can do barter trade like with cow meat etc.

Right, just have to calculate how many cows they have to exchange to afford a 2nd hand F-16.

 

[Signalian]

Non-BVR capable planes. Useless should just stick with JF-17.

RDAF F-16s have been MLU’ed

 

[hussain0216]

They can do barter trade like with cow meat etc.

Well that's the Tejas well and truly out of the running then

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Chile has ~45 F-16's. Argentina probably won't pass this up.

List of active Chile military aircraft - Wikipedia

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[White and Green with M/S]

Chile has ~45 F-16's. Argentina probably won't pass this up.

List of active Chile military aircraft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Without BVR they're pretty useless for Argentina Sir

J10c and jf17 block 3 has a better chance to win the tender

Chile has ~45 F-16's. Argentina probably won't pass this up.

List of active Chile military aircraft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Without BVR they're pretty useless for Argentina Sir

J10c and jf17 block 3 has a better chance to win the tender

 

[Muji.Iqbal]

Why would you buy American shit, When China is offering J-10Cs.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

Why would you buy American shit, When China is offering J-10Cs.

China offering both J10C and block 3 JF17

Without BVR second hand f16s are pretty useless for Argentina

But price would be problem for Argentina if they choose J10C then price would be the problem

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Why would you buy American shit, When China is offering J-10Cs.

Well so far after years of threads on this fighter jet tender they haven’t purchased anybody’s shit.

So the US is finally stepping in.

 

[nahtanbob]

Non-BVR capable planes. Useless should just stick with JF-17.

it is USA versus China

 

[White and Green with M/S]

Weren't Danish F 16 going to be donated to Ukraine ?

Stick to the topic you're doing off topic discussions

it is USA versus China

But in this tender USA is weak party while China offering their latest stuff to Argentina