Argentina is very interested in buying six
French Super-Etendards
By
Michel Cabirol | 23/06/2017, 6:56 |
Argentina would negotiate with France the purchase of six
second-hand Super-Etendard fighter jets for an amount of more than 12 million
euros.
According to our information, Argentina would negotiate
with France the purchase of used six used Super-Etendard fighters for a value
estimated at just over 12 million euros. The Directorate General of
Armaments (DGA) would be ready to provide funding to facilitate this operation. For
the time being, the Argentines, who are emerging with difficulty from an unprecedented financial crisis , were trying
to negotiate down the amount of the order. According to Infodefensa, Buenos
Aires would offer 10 million dollars.
The Argentine Navy had purchased Dassault Aviation 14
Super-Etendard in July 1979. Some of them were engaged in the Falklands war. In
1982, a patrol of two planes sunk the British destroyer HSM Sheffield, hit by
an anti-ship missile AM-39 Exoce t (MBDA).
Retired from service in 2016 in France
Designed by Dassault Aviation for the French Navy and
commissioned in 1978, the last Super-Etendard (SEM) were retired from active
service on July 12, 2016 on the Landivisiau naval base. These aircraft
have remained in service for 38 years in the French Navy and have demonstrated
their capabilities fully, being fully integrated into the operations of the
onboard air group deployed in 2016 in the Gulf.
Source: latribune.fr
From earlier report of 8 now down to 6………….
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