Well, that didn't take long. China dodged a bullet on this one. US would be all over the Chinese planes in Argentina
Also checked the Argentinian subreddit, they are very happy that they chose the F-16.
Also checked the Argentinian subreddit, they are very happy that they chose the F-16.
I hope it happens, the Argentine Armed Forces are conceptually Western and must buy weapons from the West, even with the eternal dispute we have with the UK we cannot afford to turn our backs on what we are, Westerners.
Argentina will buy F16 aircraft from the United States and leave China out
In line with the new profile that Javier Milei's government took in its foreign policy, the Ministry of Defense defined in recent days that Argentina will move forward with the purchase of 24 American-made F-16 supersonic aircraft that are today in the hands of Denmark.
The political decision was made between the President and the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, according to qualified sources from the Casa Rosada.
In this way, Argentina leaves behind the struggle that took place in recent years between the United States, China and India for the sale of these supersonic aircraft for the Air Force.
The completion of this purchase also defines a new geopolitical strategy for the country aligned with Washington and thus abandons Beijing, which opted until the end of Alberto Fernández's government to close this agreement of high military value in exchange for financial support through the extension of Swaps for the BCRA.