Falklands defence review after military deal between Russia and Argentina
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Falkland Islands defence review after military deal between Russia and Argentina | UK | News | Daily Express
Falklands defence review after military deal between Russia and Argentina
Falkland Islands defence review after military deal between Russia and Argentina | UK | News | Daily Express
DEFENCES on the Falklands are being reviewed after it emerged Russia plans to offer Argentina long-range bombers.
. . . The aircraft, which Moscow will swap for beef and wheat, would be able to mount air patrols over Port Stanley. The deal involves a lease/lend of 12 Sukhoi Su-24 supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft.
They are ageing but Nato still regards what it codenames “Fencers” as “super-fighters”, with their 2,000-mile range and laser-guided missiles.
. . . The aircraft, which Moscow will swap for beef and wheat, would be able to mount air patrols over Port Stanley. The deal involves a lease/lend of 12 Sukhoi Su-24 supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft.
They are ageing but Nato still regards what it codenames “Fencers” as “super-fighters”, with their 2,000-mile range and laser-guided missiles.
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It's ok, as long as the U.S. maintain the house of Saud by controlling the subhuman islamist scum North of the Saudi border, thereby keeping the Saudi government in power, the oil price will be kept in check....
I think after 3 trillion plus spent in Iraq, we have finally leaned from that 2000 year old dead Chinese bloke.... Win all without fighting.
My prediction is Russia will be on the bones of its arse by June next year. Hopefully having a few of its ships repo'ed in port like the argies did a while back....
I would love to see how the Argentinian gubbermint plan to pay for said flankers... Unless they have some spare cadburys gold coins left over from this years Christmas stocking.
I think after 3 trillion plus spent in Iraq, we have finally leaned from that 2000 year old dead Chinese bloke.... Win all without fighting.
My prediction is Russia will be on the bones of its arse by June next year. Hopefully having a few of its ships repo'ed in port like the argies did a while back....
I would love to see how the Argentinian gubbermint plan to pay for said flankers... Unless they have some spare cadburys gold coins left over from this years Christmas stocking.
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Anybody going to make any comparison with the Typhoon v SU24. And what the outcome would be. I strongly suspect the Typhoon would come out on top. But its the Argentine special forces that would be the concern. If they managed to get ashore and disabled what we have, could make things very interesting.
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I would love to see how the Argentinian gubbermint plan to pay for said flankers
President Putin’s visit to Argentina in July laid the groundwork for exchanging Russian military hardware for wheat, beef and other goods Moscow needs due to EU food embargoes
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Ah whats the fuss about - a dozen not that much of a fright (by the time they learn how to operate them, even with "advisors" and taking into account they will have say no more than 8 operational at any one time, probably less...), only gets exciting if they carry on a follow on order to lease say 24 Su-30 
Put Russian pilots in them and it may be a different story! This all stems from the US poking Putin in the eye with a big stick ie oil price! It's going to get much more difficult to see where the real threat is coming from!
But I believe it is coming!
But I believe it is coming!
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By the time they've got them operational, do you suppose that we might have a carrier with F35s on it that we could station there ........ no ........ s'pose not....... sorry.
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The biggest concern is not necessarily the delivery vehicle, but the stuff that hangs off the hard points. I'd be worried if the arms shipment might include the likes of AS-17, AS-13 & AS-11, for example - all carried by Soviet 24s.
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Falklands II
Hello, just finished reading 'Ghost Force' by Patrick Robinson.
A rather far stretched book about Russia helping Argentina
to invade the Falklands. Fiction of course.
A rather far stretched book about Russia helping Argentina
to invade the Falklands. Fiction of course.
The moment they made a move, they'd fly home to find their airfields had just been SLCMed.
Aint gona happen.
We should be more annoyed at their paltry dosh however slimly bailing out Putin
Aint gona happen.
We should be more annoyed at their paltry dosh however slimly bailing out Putin