US intends to offer 38 second-hand F-16 fighters to Argentina

[kingQamaR]

Have USA passed this by U.K. government? Concerning f16 sales to its enemy Buenos Aires?

 

[White and Green with M/S]

Have USA passed this by U.K. government? Concerning f16 sales to its enemy Buenos Aires?

USA offering f16 without BVR Sir which is pretty useless for Argentina

 

[Trango Towers]

It's China vs US

Everyone knows strings attached with F-16 so usefulness and uselessness is not a question between F-16 and JF-17 as Argentina main conflict lies with UK. It's about lobbing and whom you want to be associated with .............. US or non-US.

There will be kickbacks for argentine generals so expect this deal to go through. Jf17 block 3 is much more capable but politics and kickbacks means national interests of Argentina don't matter

 

[nahtanbob]

Why would you buy American shit, When China is offering J-10Cs.

for the same reason you are sitting in Canada instead of China

 

[Muji.Iqbal]

for the same reason you are sitting in Canada instead of China

Same reason you are rotting in USA. You swinehead.

 

[nahtanbob]

Same reason you are rotting in USA. You swinehead.

I am a US citizen rooting for USA. What is your problem sitting in close ally of USA >

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

US intends to offer 38 second-hand F-16 fighters to Argentina - Air Data News

Argentina's quest for new fighter aircraft has seen an important strategic shift. According to local newspaper La Nacion, Joe Biden's administration sent two

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Proposal was sent by the State Department to the US Congress and also accompanies P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Possible sale would avoid supply of Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter

Argentina’s quest for new fighter aircraft has seen an important strategic shift. According to local newspaper La Nacion, Joe Biden’s administration sent two notifications to the US Congress asking for authorization to sell up to 38 second-hand Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Argentine Air Force. The proposal could also include four P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft.

The F-16 that can be included in the proposal are aircraft that belong to the Royal Danish Air Force and are currently in storage. There are up to six fighters in the Block 10 and 32 Block 15 versions, valued at US$ 338,695,634.

As for the patrol planes, they are four P-3C valued at US$ 108,448,910 and stored by the Norwegian Air Force, one of which is equipped for anti-submarine warfare.

The operations, as the documents obtained by the publication indicate, are acquisition movements evaluated by the Argentine Air Force and Navy.

The notifications note that Washington is prepared “to authorize this transfer taking into account political, military, economic, human rights and arms control considerations” and that the sale of the equipment to Buenos Aires “is consistent with the objectives of assistance to the security of U.S”.

State Department notices under the Biden administration were sent to the Senate and House Foreign Relations Committees and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the paper reported.

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Sometimes, I think.. Why doesn't India try to get these 2nd hand f 16?

Don't think, the USA will denied to India

China offering both J10C and block 3 JF17

Without BVR second hand f16s are pretty useless for Argentina

But price would be problem for Argentina if they choose J10C then price would be the problem

Anyday - F16 is better than JF 17 because it has enough room to upgrade with latest technology.

yes, j10 is a good contender,

 

[Trango Towers]

I am a US citizen rooting for USA. What is your problem sitting in close ally of USA >

Looooool what a stupid answer

Sometimes, I think.. Why doesn't India try to get these 2nd hand f 16?

Don't think, the USA will denied to India



Anyday - F16 is better than JF 17 because it has enough room to upgrade with latest technology.

yes, j10 is a good contender,

Loool oh bhai you have proven you are Indian.

Block 1 to block 2 to block 3...no room for upgrade. There is stupidity and there is an Indian

 

[Faceless]

Anyday - F16 is better than JF 17 because it has enough room to upgrade with latest technology.

yes, j10 is a good contender,

Those block 10/15 are ancient by today's standard and will cost a lot of money if one decides to upgrade/refurbish them given that these F 16's are not just 2nd hand but retired
(Remember Danes are donating their active F16's to Ukraine, so no chance of Argentina getting those modern ones).

I am unable to see anything positive for Argentina in this deal.

J 10 or even JF 17 is better than the ancient F 16 block 10/15's

 

[Silicon0000]

Sometimes, I think.. Why doesn't India try to get these 2nd hand f 16?

Don't think, the USA will denied to India



Anyday - F16 is better than JF 17 because it has enough room to upgrade with latest technology.

yes, j10 is a good contender,

You also need to think in term of requirement. Argentina main conflict zone is falkan island with UK so these F-16 are useless as F-16 has many string attached and it can't go against UK without US approval and chances of it is near to none. These F-16 are not coming with BVR so if any conflict arise it will be shot down before it is near enough to engage any UK fighter. JF-17 Block-3 is much better choice technically but in reality there are many more things which usually considered other than combat capabilities.