How are purchased French planes bought by the Ministry of Defense?

April 19, 2019

The planes were to be used at the G-20 summit in November. However, it is only now that they have left France.

Six months later, the five "Super Étendard" fighter planes used are from France. A year ago, the government published in the Official Bulletin that the purchase cost 12.6 million euros.

The agreement of the operation between the two countries "established as one of the main objectives forms of cooperation that the parties will adopt, the acquisition of equipment, systems or technologies for defense and logistical badistance, their maintenance and their corresponding training "

In November 2017, the Ambbadador of France, Pierre Henri Guignard, said in an interview that it was "from a a little symbolic, because they are not new devices, but will allow Argentina to continue using Super Etendard and be able to have certain devices that are operational. "

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The The Ministry of Defense shared a video where it showed the planes before being shipped to the country. "The five modernized Super Etendard aircraft have embarked in France and are already heading to Argentina aboard merchant ship Lily Auerbach. thousands of spare parts will arrive and the simulator for the training and qualification of our pilotsHe wrote .. Argentina used the Super Etendard aircraft in 1982 during the Falkland Islands War against the United Kingdom.

Five aircraft will arrive in the country (serial numbers 1, 31, 41, 44 and 51), ten Atar 8K50 engines, spare parts, a flight simulator and several test benches. Each SEM has another hundred hours of flight.

The aircraft were commissioned in 2006. This standard allows pilots to acquire new capabilities, such as the use of night vision binoculars (JVNs), the integration of Raytheon E-Paveway pumps, the installation of an autopilot, a SATURN radio station and the evolution of the navigation and attack system.

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The new French SEM should replace the 14 Super Etendard bought by the country in 1979, which are currently out of service due to lack of spare parts, maintenance and crew training.

Designed by Dbadault Aviation for the French Navy and commissioned in 1978, the last Super Etendard was put out of service on July 12, 2016 at Landivisau Air Force Base.