"Argentina Buying Gripens? Brits Say 'No Way'" Topic
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Tango01 | 10 Nov 2014 9:31 p.m. PST |
"Argentina's Defense Minister Agustin Rossi surprised just about everybody when he announced on Oct. 21 that his government intended to buy 24 Saab Gripen E fighters to re-equip his nation's ancient Air Force. But Rossi's request appeared to ignore a likely insurmountable hurdle to the sale: Britain, its longtime foe, has a near veto on the export of the combat jet as a result of the substantial number of UK systems in the jet. More than 30 percent of the new version of the Gripen being developed by Saab is supplied by British industry. Selex ES' key active electronically scanned array radar, landing gear, ejection seat, electronic system and other sub-systems would all be hit by a British block on military exports to Argentina…" Full article here link Now way Indeed!. I follow closely all the news of my country (newspaper, net, etc) and I have close contact with the military. There is nothing about buying modern war material here. Not a single line in the news. Military here, even have not now the right to have weapons outside of their military quarters They have not ammo to practice even with their pistols. There are Captains that don't shoot a single bullet since two years ago. Last week pilots from a South Air Force base (clasified) have to travel to Capital City to made a course and some tests. As there were not fuel to go by plane, they travel by bus. The bus has an accident and half of them ending in the hospital. So, for a week or so, there were not a single pilot on that Air base. These kind of info imho is for domestic propaganda. Amicalement Armand |
darthfozzywig | 10 Nov 2014 9:55 p.m. PST |
Military here, even have not now the right to have weapons outside of their military quarters They have not ammo to practice even with their pistols. There are Captains that don't shoot a single bullet since two years ago. Sounds like a lot of lessons from the war with Britain didn't really sink in. Training, training, training. But that takes money, time, and the will to make it happen. All hard to come by. Then again, I don't want Argentina and Britain to go to war again. :) These kind of info imho is for domestic propaganda. You're probably correct. Thanks for the insights, Armand!
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Tango01 | 10 Nov 2014 11:22 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend! (smile) I don't want also! (smile) Amicalement Armand |
79thPA | 11 Nov 2014 8:41 a.m. PST |
I am sure there is a joke in there somewhere about grounding the Argentine airforce by driving their bus off a bridge. |
Tango01 | 11 Nov 2014 10:35 a.m. PST |
Yes.. there are! (smile) Next time they have to … by bicycle! (smile) Amicalement Armand |
GarrisonMiniatures | 11 Nov 2014 10:51 a.m. PST |
They still have a working bus? |
Londonplod | 11 Nov 2014 12:38 p.m. PST |
I know we are not the best of friends but I hope none of the personnel were seriously injured. |
Tango01 | 11 Nov 2014 11:31 p.m. PST |
Two of them, broken legs, one an arm, the rest, only several bruises. Thanks for asking my friend. And for me, we are good friends instead of our geopolitic ideas. Amicalement Armand |
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