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on some Indian news channels
that Argentina and India may be very close to finalizing a deal to sell 15 HAL
TEJAS fighter jets to the Latin American country.
According to this information, which quote unnamed sources in the Indian
government, information from sale, that could be worth around US$1.05 billion
(₹ 8,675 Crores) and would be announced during the visit of Argentina’s
defence minister to Delhi on July 17, 2023.
#HAL के लिए बड़ी खबर
🔸भारत-अर्जेंटीना के बीच डिफेंस डील होने की उम्मीद
🔸अर्जेंटीना के साथ 15 HAL तेजस फाइटर जेट की डील संभव
-सूत्रों के हवाले से खबर@AnuveshRath #TejasFighterJet #Argentina #DefenceDeal pic.twitter.com/IN9WV1hONQ
— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) July 14, 2023
It must be noted, though, that no official source has confirmed this
information.
Argentina has been in the market looking for new combat aircraft already for a
number of years.
The Argentinian Air Force has seen few equipment modernization and upgrades
since it was decimated by the British armed forces during the Falklands War,
in 1982.
Its last Mirage-III fighter jets were retired in 2015 and, as of 2023 the only
combat-capable aircraft Argentina operates are a very small number of
domestically-produced FMA IA-63 Pampa trainers and a small number of Lockheed
Martin A-4AR Fighting-Hawk, the modernized version of the iconic A-4 Skyhawk,
a model that first flew in the 1950s.
Barack Obama visited the country,
the US had to send its own F-16 fighter jets
to escort Air Force One, since no suitable aircraft could be found for this
mission.
Efforts to procure modern combat aircraft have often been thwarted by a UK
veto on any Western models that carries British-made components, given the
fact Argentina hasn’t relinquished its claim on the Falkland Islands.
Other options such as getting second-hand Sukhoi Su-24s from Russia or
Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 Thunders have also been considered in recent years,
but have, so far, failed to materialize.
The HAL TEJAS is a single-engined, multi-role combat aircraft that first flew
with the Indian Air Force in 2015 currently available in land-based and naval
versions.
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