Argentina Receives First F-16 Fighter Jet

On Dec. 18, the Argentine Defense Ministry announced the delivery of the country’s first secondhand F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet. Argentina signed a $320 million agreement to procure 24 Danish F-16 jets in May of this year, following a long period of deliberation. Defense Minister Luis Petri called the acquisition “the most important purchase since the return of democracy”. The Argentine Air Force had lacked a first-line fighter aircraft since the retirement of the country’s...