Argentine to buy four KC-130s
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Argentine to buy four KC-130s
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Not sure if its already been reported by the Argentine AF are buying four USMC KC-130s. All four aircraft are currently stored in AMARG at Davis Monthan AFB AZ.
Hunty
Not sure if its already been reported by the Argentine AF are buying four USMC KC-130s. All four aircraft are currently stored in AMARG at Davis Monthan AFB AZ.
Hunty
https://interesestrategicoargentino....rea-argentina/
From what I could make out, it's a "possible" adquisition of 2 aircraft from 4 identified as being suitable.
From what I could make out, it's a "possible" adquisition of 2 aircraft from 4 identified as being suitable.
4º) KC-130F 150689 C /N: 3741 Type: 282B-3B
INGRESO A AMARG JUNIO 2007
HORAS TOTALES 35881,6HS
FECHA DE FABRICACION AÑO 1962
Wow... I am sure those were well maintained birds but a 54 years old 35k hours airframe..
INGRESO A AMARG JUNIO 2007
HORAS TOTALES 35881,6HS
FECHA DE FABRICACION AÑO 1962
Wow... I am sure those were well maintained birds but a 54 years old 35k hours airframe..
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Whichever ... it's potential air power projection in the direction of some local rocks.
I thought Kirchner had gone?
I thought Kirchner had gone?
the new bloke, Macri, who has so far indicated that he wants to be rather more grown about the whole thing than Kirchner was, has implimented some pretty stiff domestic economic policies, defence spending is a way of - if not sweatening the pill - then making the grim **** seem worth it.
that said, Argentina has a drug smuggling problem on its northern borders, and every Argentine government since the mid-80's has framed its requirement for a2a around combatting what it sees as this air threat.
the problem of course is that an aircraft that can deter/intercept drug running aircraft on the northern border can also cause problems off some rocks...
tankers would make the limited number of Argentine fast jets go a lot further in intercepting drug runners, and be cheaper than buying more fast jets - they would also allow Argentine fast jets to play silly buggers with the airbridge.
that said, Argentina has a drug smuggling problem on its northern borders, and every Argentine government since the mid-80's has framed its requirement for a2a around combatting what it sees as this air threat.
the problem of course is that an aircraft that can deter/intercept drug running aircraft on the northern border can also cause problems off some rocks...
tankers would make the limited number of Argentine fast jets go a lot further in intercepting drug runners, and be cheaper than buying more fast jets - they would also allow Argentine fast jets to play silly buggers with the airbridge.
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tankers would make the limited number of Argentine fast jets go a lot further in intercepting drug runners, and be cheaper than buying more fast jets - they would also allow Argentine fast jets to play silly buggers with the airbridge.
and how much interferance would be required to hit the ROE's?
it would, i'll wager, be an awful lot more than would be required to get the civil contractors to decide that the game wasn't worth the candle, to run the Typhoon force ragged with wild goose chases, and to force whatever aircraft did the airbridge to fly much further to the east meaning more time and less cargo/pax...
it would, i'll wager, be an awful lot more than would be required to get the civil contractors to decide that the game wasn't worth the candle, to run the Typhoon force ragged with wild goose chases, and to force whatever aircraft did the airbridge to fly much further to the east meaning more time and less cargo/pax...
.....and I was lead to believe we had a "special relationship" with the Americans? Why am I surprised.....certain congressman even refer to the FI as the Malvinas!
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.....and I was lead to believe we had a "special relationship" with the Americans?
certain congressman even refer to the FI as the Malvinas!
Nothing is the answer you're searching for.
I grew up knowing them as the Malvinas yet I recognize them as properly being your lots.
We went through this about a decade ago. Was chastised by a Brit saying I should call them the Falklands as I'm white and that's the way it is. Of course no though given that I live a short drive from Mexico, I speak Spanish somewhat, vacation (fish) in Mexico, live on a road that has a Spanish name, so the hell with the Spanish language, its the Falklands.
Argentina is currently minus a fast jet fleet of any type. Its armed forces still have roughly the same equipment as 1982. Its navy has less days at sea collectively per year than a single RN ship. Its submarine forces averages less than 1 day per year dived at sea.
Perhaps we would do well to realise that 34 years later, the Argentines are not in a position, nor likely to be for several decades, where they pose a threat to the islands.
Perhaps we would do well to realise that 34 years later, the Argentines are not in a position, nor likely to be for several decades, where they pose a threat to the islands.
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The article suggests that the 'new' C-130s will not be used for inflight refuelling.