Argentina Air Force News and Discussion

[Sandhi Yudha]

The first (non-flyable training, Blk10) F-16 is on the way.

El Hércules TC-66 ya está regresando a la Argentina transportando el primer F-16 de la Fuerza Aérea

A través de una reciente publicación del Ministerio de Defensa, ha sido confirmado que el primer caza F-16 de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina ya se encuentra

www.zona-militar.com

Thank you for sharing.
The whole acquisition of 24 second hand ex-Danish F-16AM/BM including arms package seems to be around $650 million.
But it looks like there is still some budget left over for three UH-60s.

This article reports that |" on 2 December 2024, a bid was launched by the Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino (Argentine Army Aviation) to acquire three second hand UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter come from the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) stock of the USA."|

Argentina seeks Black Hawk helicopters

Argentina seeks Black Hawk helicopters On 2 December 2024, a bid was launched by the Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino (EA, Argentine Army Aviation) to acquire three secon...

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[Sandhi Yudha]

On 21 December 2022, Argentina ordered six Bell 407GXi helicopters to equip its armed forces. Of these, three were allocated to the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA, Argentine Air Force) and three to the Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino (EA, Argentine Army Aviation).

And now, the first two for the army have been rolled out. The Bell 407 GXi is a 407 variant with an Allison 250-C47E/4 engine and Garmin G1000H NXi avionics, and the right one on the photo seems to be equipped for medevac/SAR

First Two Bell 407GXi for Argentine Army Aviation