| Tango01 | 07 Sep 2017 12:14 p.m. PST |
"The Argentine air force recently retired its Mirage fighters, with only a handful of them even flyable. The country also confirmed that all Air Force Lockheed Martin A-4AR Skyhawk fighters have been grounded and will not be replaced for the foreseeable future. The problems don't stop there, their submarine crews despite benefiting from a recent upgrade, need at least 190 days of immersion practice and in 2014 only spent 19 hours submerged. A similar situation is faced by their four destroyers, they don't have any serviceable weaponry. Argentine ground forces rarely have the resources for training and are vastly under equipped, their kit dates back to the 70's and is in very short supply. In addition to this, the Argentine Air Force largely consists of a collection of obsolete aircraft mostly dating back to the 1970's, which are frequently grounded due to poor serviceability…."
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link Never Russian nor China weapons here… I asure you… So… we have not more Armed Forces here… so what? (smile) Amicalement
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| Pan Marek | 07 Sep 2017 12:22 p.m. PST |
Maybe they have finally realized that there is no external military threat, and that the military has historically been an internal threat. |
Bunkermeister  | 07 Sep 2017 1:44 p.m. PST |
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| Pan Marek | 07 Sep 2017 1:49 p.m. PST |
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| Dwindling Gravitas | 07 Sep 2017 2:05 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 07 Sep 2017 2:44 p.m. PST |
Ha-Ha-Ha… I have read your's Dwndling… ask the british..(smile)
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| Dwindling Gravitas | 07 Sep 2017 3:11 p.m. PST |
Armand, no way did I think "you'd" be offended :-) |
| Col Durnford | 07 Sep 2017 6:14 p.m. PST |
Should have been DHed. Then at least we would be able to see what you wrote. Just kidding about the DH part. |
 piper909 | 07 Sep 2017 10:34 p.m. PST |
I suppose this means the Falklands/Malvinas are breathing easier…. I wonder if a lot of nations might be feeling the desire to cut way back on modern militaries, if they do not perceive an active threat, given the increasing expense of keeping up with expensive gadgetry. How often, after all, have two Latin American countries gone to war in the last 70 years? |
| Tango01 | 07 Sep 2017 10:53 p.m. PST |
Not ofended at all… (smile) Nobody want to go to war from this places… thanks God!.
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| Royston Papworth | 07 Sep 2017 11:08 p.m. PST |
I am sorry, but there is no such place as the Falklands/Malvinas. Ask the residents, they are called the Falklands Islands… |
| basileus66 | 08 Sep 2017 4:41 a.m. PST |
Bindon In English, yes. In Spanish, the islands are known as Malvinas. It is like Aachen and Aquisgran. Same city, different name. |
| Lion in the Stars | 08 Sep 2017 2:11 p.m. PST |
Bunkermeister for the win! |
| Royston Papworth | 09 Sep 2017 7:07 a.m. PST |
So, if I understand you correctly, basileus66, as this is an English language forum, it's just the Falkland Islands then? |
| Pythagoras | 09 Sep 2017 9:43 a.m. PST |
Would a rose by any other name still smell as sweet?….the great bard. |
| basileus66 | 09 Sep 2017 10:01 a.m. PST |
Usually, I use Falklands in English-speaking fora, but exceptionally in this case, and just because I like to make fun of your nationalistic overreaction, I will use Malvinas. ;) |
| Royston Papworth | 10 Sep 2017 11:32 a.m. PST |
Feel free if that's the sort of thing that floats your boat…. No skin off my nose… |
| Steve Wilcox | 10 Sep 2017 1:13 p.m. PST |
How about a compromise: the Malklands or the Falkvinas? :) |
| basileus66 | 10 Sep 2017 2:47 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 10 Sep 2017 4:16 p.m. PST |
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| Royston Papworth | 11 Sep 2017 4:15 a.m. PST |
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| PMC317 | 11 Sep 2017 7:40 a.m. PST |
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paints up some Israeli mortar vehicles.
