The Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, and his Danish counterpart, Troels Lund Poulsen, signed this Tuesday a letter of commitment by which the Government of Javier Milei committed to purchasing a fleet of 24 F16 supersonic aircraft, which are actually the United States but Denmark has them
The agreement has the support of the Joe Biden administration and to close this first step of the agreement, a memorandum of understanding was not signed.
Yes, a letter of intent.
The contract would be signed next month in Copenhagen during Petri's trip to the Nordic country in April, as Clarín already anticipated.
The weapons that will be incorporated into these combat aircraft that will be destined for the Air Force and leave out the own offers made by China and India, will be provided by the United States.
The Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, and his counterpart from Denmark, Troels Lund Poulsen, with their respective teams during the signing of Argentina's first commitment for the purchase of F 16 supersonic aircraft that are made in the United States
As Clarín learned, in the meeting that Petri had on Monday with the ambassador of the United Kingdom, Kristy Hayes, they discussed the imminent signing of the contract with Denmark and the United States.
It happens that, although these planes do not have American components, due to the British military embargo on Argentina, Washington usually consults London about these operations.
And there were no qualms.
The secretaries of State close to Petri participated in this Tuesday's meeting with the Danish minister and his delegation, as well as the US ambassador, Marc Stanley.
The F16s for Argentina, like those that NATO provides to Ukraine for its resistance against Russia, are from the American Lockheed Martin.
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