Mercedes-Benz company made a practical demonstration of Zetros 1833 off-road truck  on the test track of the military garrison Boulogne in Argentina, that reported by www.ejercito.mil.ar. Brigadier General “VGM” Luciano Mario Alberto Corvalan, received representatives of the company Mercedes Benz, who gave a presentation on the capabilities of the Zetros 1833 4×4 vehicle designed for […]

The new prototype of upgraded model of  TAM 2IP medium tank was shown on «Day of the Argentine Army» in the Military School of the Nation. According to zona-militar.com,  the new  TAM 2IP medium tank developed by Israel Military Industries Ltd  and  Elbit Systems Ltd. is an Israel-based international defense companys. TAM 2IP is an new variant of upgraded […]

The Argentine Ministry of Defense has completed a purchase of 20 Agusta-Bell AB206  helicopters from its counterpart in Italy. Negotiations for the 20 used helicopters actually started in 2012, but have been repeatedly delayed because Argentina had difficulty coming up with the required funding. The deal also includes training, 10 GAU-17 machine guns and five beds […]

Argentin’s first upgraded IA-58H Pucara light strike aircraft made its maiden flight on 24 November. The aircraft selected (tail number AX-561) in June received a re-modelled set of wings from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to accommodate the replacement engines, and then went through several ground tests in preparation for the flight. FAdeA initiated the Pucara’s […]

Argentina has already reserved money to replace the Mirage recently decommissioned. By Presidential Decree 1775 issued on September 11 additional allocations for different subsections of the Government of Argentina among them is a party of about 267 million dollars for the acquisition of aircraft Supersonic II project are established. Argentina continues to await the election […]

Argentine Ministry of Defense (MoD) will purchase  12 Airbus H125 Ecureuil Helicopters. The Argentine MoD has issued order for 12 Airbus H125 Ecureuil helicopters. These will replace Air-Force and Army Aviation aging fleets of SA-315B Lama helicopters. The H125 (previously named the AS350) outclasses all other single-engine helicopters for performance, versatility, safety, low maintenance, and […]

The Argentine Ministry of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the procurement of 12 Airbus Helicopters H125s (formerly AS550B3 Ecureuil) during the Paris Air Show, according to company communiqué dated 25 June. The communiqué briefly explains that the H125s will begin replacing the surviving SA315B Lama helicopters. The Argentine Air Force (FAA) operates […]

Argentina’s army signed a $111 million contract with Israel to upgrade 74 tanks made in Argentina. The deal to upgrade the Argentinian Medium Tanks, or TAM, was signed in Buenos Aires by Argentina’s Minister of Defense Agustin Rossi and Mishel Ben-Baruch, director of the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s International Defense Cooperation Division. “This is an […]

Army Aviation Argentina received the second week of June the first of two light transport aircraft C-208B Grand Caravan Cessna Aircraft acquired directly Co. The aircraft received the AE-225 arrived in the country tuition and ferry flight from the factory in Wichita, Kansas, United States. This aircraft, along with his “brother”, coming soon, is part […]

Argenitinai MoD has finalized an order for 110 8×8 VN 1 amphibious armored vehicles from NORINCO. The contract includes 110 vehicles, to be license assembled in the Tandanor-CINAR shipyards. The Norinco VN 1 will be equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun, operational weight of 21 tons can carry 11 soldiers with full equipment+ three-man […]