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Round and round with Gripen for Argentina

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(Defensa.com) Following the trend surrounding the sale of Gripen not to Argentina arising from the first information about it, in which multiply without partners from the country concerned has given a formal request touches now the turn Gripen manufacturer's own. A question from a journalist at a press conference regarding the possible sale of hunting Argentina, a senior Saab claimed this week that "Nobody asked us permission to do this, and we are not considering."

While Buenos Aires water stops running, and does not appear to contemplate budgetary formal investment to modernize their aircraft and in any case seem closer to Russia and China in their talks, and the United Kingdom timely jumping on the bandwagon to argue the need to enhance their defensive means in the Falklands, among others announced the dispatch of two transport helicopters Chinook and improving the system of land-air missiles, who really brought the issue to the fore after the match was Brazil a few months ago between your defense official, Jacques Wagner, and his Argentine counterpart, Agustin Rossi. Then transcended the possible supply to neighboring warplanes 24 Swedish Gripen NG model, manufactured in Brazil, with an estimated value of 5,400 million dollars and the express mention even a delivery date to the Argentine Air Force: between 2019 and 2024.

Clearly not think the issue goes beyond the category of literary narrative, although no number of statements that were to be subsequently been raised to a new information status, in which there has only speculate with the impossibility of undertaking it was speculated that it would be undertaken. From the moment on the side of those who buy there seems no budget allocation and who sell must overcome the veto of UK, which provides 30 percent of the components of the aircraft, including radar to be installed on Gripen fighters E / F, the point is that there is no question. Beyond that, the only thing that seems to want to see light in this dark tunnel is the Brazilian Defence Minister, in the closed defense exhibition LAAD, he said optimistic, back to questions from reporters, "I see two ways: either seek a replacement of British Gripen components Embraer Argentina or try to fabricate negotiations within the UN, which I should have taken place long ago, on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, which belong to the Argentines understand "

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Colombia's army built the first military heliport for helicopters and unmanned aircraft in the south

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(defensa.com) In the city of Neiva, Huila, located south of Colombia, the National Army, under the management of Colonel Luis Carlos Mosquera, built the first military heliport in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of Mobility and Maneuver Battalion Aviation # 5 Edgar Fernando Rojas Calderon, being a platform designed for helicopters up to 15 tons, among which are the UH 60 Black Hawk, MI-17, UH1H Huey and UH-1N Hunter.

Also, it was designed as a strategic track to operate Remotely piloted aircraft (ART) with which the institution has to be used in intelligence work against the illegal armed groups that are in this region. Although the helipad is operational, even missing to complete the construction that allows to operate up to 10 helicopters, the perimeter enclosure, lighting and signaling for night operations, related engineering and urban planning, construction of the control tower, the maintenance hangar and finally the fire station with which count the airfield.

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EC725 Cougar downed an Air Force Mexico by an armed attack from the ground. Three soldiers killed

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(Defensa.com) During a reconnaissance flight over Casimiro Castillo-Villa Purification, route in the state of Jalisco and in the context of the operation of the same name, a Cougar helicopter (EC 725) of Mexican Force Area , registration number 1009, was attacked on May 1 with shooting by an armed group, a convoy of vehicles in which alleged members of a criminal group moved, prompting an emergency descent and the deaths of three soldiers, 12 injured and three others missing, according to Monte Alejandro Rubido, National Security commissioner.

The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) said in a statement that the Cougar was shot down with 18 soldiers on board: 5 of crew, passengers and 2 11 military officers of the Federal Police. Three soldiers were killed and another 10 members of the Army and two federal police officers were injured. Blockades and clashes that severely affect other parts of the state, occurred on the day that the Department of Defense, the Navy Secretariat (Semar), the Attorney General's Office (PGR), the Federal Police and the Center for Research and Homeland Security announced the implementation of "Operation Jalisco". In a statement, explained that the Mexican Army Mixed Operations Bases, Jobs Joint Security Operations Bases Eradication and checkpoints will be deployed.

The helicopter is shot down one of the 12 of this model Airbus Helicopters operating in Mexico Air Force. In 2014 he completed the delivery of 12 EC725 purchased by the FAM, 11 of which are assigned to the Air Squadron 101 at BAM 1 Santa Lucia (State of Mexico) and one to the UETAAM (Specialized Unit of Air Transport of the High Command ) in Mexico City. The Mexican Navy has, meanwhile, with 3 other Cougar EC72 5AP purchased by the Mexican Navy, received in late 2012 and early 2013 and assigned to a new Squadron Naval Mobile Ala Exploration and Transport, initially based in La Paz but today I relocated to Veracruz. Later, one of them was sent back to Mexico City to reinforce the fleet of executive transport of Mexican Navy.

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A new contingent of Argentine peacekeepers departs for Haiti

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(Defensa.com) The Minister of Defense of Argentina, Agustin Rossi, presided over the farewell ceremony of the peacekeepers to integrate the provision of the Relocatable Hospital of the Air Force Argentina, which will remain deployed in the Mission of the United Nations Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH). "Your responsibility is twofold, not only to maintain the only health center has the Minustah, but also for being the only Argentineans who will be representing the country that mission," said the minister to the troops and 63 civilians mainly doctors and nurses who leave for Haiti to work in the Relocatable Hospital, which since 2004 has been stationed in the city of Port au Prince.

In the Argentine Joint Training Center for Peacekeeping Operations (Caecopaz), located in Campo de Mayo, Rossi said that "next week we will receive the final contingent has been deployed in Haiti." More than 12,000 of the Argentine Armed Forces participated in 20 missions uninterrupted for 10 years on the island; "One in five members of our armed forces have gone through the island, creating a strong empathy with the Haitian people."

It is recalled that the closing ceremony of the Air Unit and Argentine Joint Battalion took place recently after 10 years of work in MINUSTAH. Thus it was met to plan reduction of 50 percent of the military component of the Mission decided by the United Nations Security Council.

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P-3B Orion Argentina Navy enters FAdeA to extend its operating life

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(defensa.com) State-owned Aircraft Factory Argentina "Brigadier San Martín" SA, better known as Fade, has received a maritime patrol aircraft P-3B Orion Exploration Naval Air Squadron Naval Air Force 3 of the Argentina Navy to carry out planned maintenance works and structural review with the ultimate goal of extending the life of the aircraft for about fifteen additional years.

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It is the first time FAdeA carries out life extension of P-3B Orion aircraft, structurally equivalent to a SLEP (Service Life Extension Program). To date, the flag of engine maintenance FAdeA was responsible for the repair of Rolls Royce Allison T56-A-14. Argentina also INVAP and Navy have conducted test flights of an electro-optical passive surveillance system UPS aboard an Orion P-3B of NENA. The income of the P-3B Orion FADEA was materialized through a ceremony led by the commander of Naval Aviation, Admiral Guillermo Bellido, who said "we see the evolution and growth of the plant in recent years, we have been following this development much interest and we have plans to expand this to keep and retrieve other aircraft. "

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Here is an interesting poll taken from a South American Military Forum (for military professionals). The question that is asked is what new multi-roll aircraft Argentina should acquire. I’m glad to see that Western aircraft are still preferred. Also interesting to note that the SU-27/33 did not make the list.

¿Cual es el caza indicado para La Argentina?

F-16 Falcon Block 50/52 27%

MiG-29SMT 8%

JF-17 10%

Chengdu J-10 21%

Saab JAS 39 Gripen 24%

Mirage 2000-5 10%

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