They send the five fighter jets that Argentina has bought to France – 18/04/2019

They were supposed to keep the Argentine airspace at the G20 that was held in Buenos Aires at the end of 2018, but their arrival it was late. Finally, Five modernized Super Etendard (SEM) fighter-bombers that the government bought from France go to the country: this Thursday, they were sent on a ship that was to arrive around May 10.

It's a step to re-equip the army with national air. Argentine pilots know these planes very well because They were used during the Malvinas war with exceptional performances: his Exocet missiles sank the British fleet, the destroyer HMS Seffield and the freighter Atlantic Conveyor.

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The purchase, signed in December 2017, was under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense and was finalized for 12.5 million euros.

The five planes They are not new, but have been updated with the goal of extending their operational and modernized life. in its navigation and configuration systems to expand its range of missions. Here, they would be primarily intended for the control of the sea of ​​Argentina.

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As soon as the news of the incorporation of these planes was known, the United Kingdom bought an expensive anti-missile shield of Israeli origin to protect the Malvinas Islands, according to the London Daily Mail published late 2017.

The Super Etendard, designed by Dbadault-Breguet and being able to land on aircraft carriers, they were built between 1978 and 1983, but the French Air Force used them until July 2016, when the last ones left the service at the base of Landivisiau. They were part of the navy of this country.

They reach a speed of 1,100 km / h and its autonomy reaches almost 1900 km.

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The purchase in France includes in the same shipment spare parts, radars, tools and a simulator to train pilots. In addition, equipment to update another Super Etendard that has the Argentine Navy but do not fly at Captain Espora's Air Base, Bahía Blanca. From there, they will also operate the five incorporated aircraft.

Defense Minister Oscar Aguad confirmed on Twitter that all the equipment started Thursday on the cargo ship Lily Auerbach towards the port of Bahía Blanca.