전투기 아르헨티나, 덴마크에서 F-16 24기 도입 계약

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3월 26일 덴마크가 F-16A/B MLU 24기를 아르헨티나에 판매한다고 발표했습니다. F-16A/B의 사출좌석은 미국제 구형 ACES II라 판매가 가능하다고 하네요. 

덴마크는 1980년부터 1997년까지 43기의 F-16A/B를 인수했고 그 중 19대를 우크라이나에 인도하고 24기를 아르헨티나에 판매합니다. 

아르헨티나는 작년 8월 31일 노르웨이제 P-3C 4기를 도입했었죠. ( https://cafe.daum.net/NTDS/515G/4137 )

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/denmark-f-16-argentina

Denmark to sell 24 F-16 fighter jets to Argentina

BYCLEMENT CHARPENTREAU

2024-03-27

2 MINUTE READ

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The Danish Minister of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen, has arrived in Buenos Aires to meet with his Argentine counterpart, Minister of Defense Luis Alfonso Petri, and sign a letter of intent relating to the possible sale of Danish F-16 fighter jets. 

According to a statement from the Danish Ministry of Defense released on March 26, 2024, the decision to sell the fighters to Argentina was made in close collaboration with the Biden administration, which approved the sale of the US-produced aircraft. 

“I have had an extremely fruitful meeting with my Argentine colleague, who has expressed great satisfaction in becoming a member of the family of F-16 nations across the globe. The deal has been negotiated in collaboration with the United States,” said the Danish Minister of Defense. 

On June 26, 2023, Poulsen announced that the aging fleet of 33 F-16A/B Block 20 MLU (Mid-Life Update) belonging to the Flyvevåbnet (the Royal Danish Air Force) would be retired from service earlier than expected. The previous plan was to keep them operational until 2027 with an investment of €150 million, but they will now be withdrawn from service as early as 2024 or 2025. 

Denmark is replacing its F-16 fleet with new F-35 jets. The country is donating 19 F-16 aircraft to Ukraine as part of this process. The government has now decided to sell 24 Danish F-16 jets to Argentina. 

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BYCLEMENT CHARPENTREAU

2023-08-21

Argentina’s long quest for fighter jets 

The Argentine Air Force has struggled to renew its aging fighter fleet for some time. The most humiliating sign of urgency dates back to Barack Obama’s visit on March 24, 2016. On that occasion, the United States had to use four of its own F-16s to escort Air Force One, as Argentina did not possess any aircraft quick enough to do so. 

Throughout the years, several prospects were initiated, but all eventually faltered.  

In January 2018, during a visit by then-Argentinian President Macri to France, it was announced that five retired Dassault-Breguet Super Etendard Modernisés aircraft, previously used by the French Navy, were sold for €12 million. 

However, due to the arms embargo imposed on Argentina by the United Kingdom since the Falklands War in 1982, the aircraft were delivered without their MK6 ejection seat made by the British group Martin Baker. Finally, in 2023, the Argentinian authorities decided to give up on trying to circumvent British sanctions. 

Other alternatives have been considered, including acquiring previously owned Sukhoi Su-24s from Russia or Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 Thunders, but none have come to fruition. 

Though Lockheed Martin chose the Martin Baker US18E ejection seat for the F-16 Block 70/72 aircraft in 2020, the legacy ACES II ejection seat found on older versions, such as the Danish F-16s, is designed and manufactured in the United States. 

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KAI는 내내 헛물만 켰네요. 뭐 폴란드와 말레이지아 수주가 있어서 지장은 없겠지만.. 남미 시장 뚫기가 쉽지 않네요

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아르헨티나에 판다면 쇠고기 물물교환으로 해서 매일 구내식당에 아르헨티나 쇠고기 스테이크가 나오고 전국에 KAI 식육식당 체인점을 연다는 우스개가 있었죠. ㅎㅎ