The Argentine 2015 budget contemplates 25.2 billion pesos (*) for the Defense ministry which includes refurbishing aircraft, tanks, sea vessels and the incorporation of state of the art radars for air space control, according to the bill presented to Congress this last week.“The Argentine armed forces are planning for 2015 the training of personnel and the necessary means to achieve an operational aptitude and attitude from all arms' systems so as to have the dissuasive capacity that enables to discourage threats which affect the vital interests of the nation” reads the introduction of the defense bill, as announced by Economy minister Axel Kicillof and cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich.
However the Argentine media points out that there is no word of a possible purchase of combat aircraft to replace the ageing Mirage III (with over 30 years service) and which were involved in the Falklands war.
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Having just read through the comments attached to this article, there is one standout that I love. Obviously from a UK poster.
ReplyDelete'Leave the Argentine forces alone, we like them just as they are, useless'
Nothing more to be said.
You s Gould ask the people that died on the Sheffield how useless they were
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