More Argie Bargie

[ApOrbital]

We still have a sub lurking around.

[Scuffers]

election stunt by the looks of it...

http://en.mercopress.com/2015/10/16/argentine-yach...

[Rovinghawk]

"Showing the flag".

How ironic that it was on a sinking ship.

[MartG]

So they abandoned a 'sinking' ship which then didn't sink, and is now safely moored an Port Stanley

[cirian75]

MartG said:

So they abandoned a 'sinking' ship which then didn't sink, and is now safely moored an Port Stanley

wonder what salvage value is?

[Rovinghawk]

MartG said:

So they abandoned a 'sinking' ship which then didn't sink, and is now safely moored an Port Stanley

It's been described by the harbourmaster as unseaworthy & full of water. I firmly believe that they abandoned ship on more than just a whim.

[Puggit]

cirian75 said:

wonder what salvage value is?

Apparently the pre-stunt value was $80k

[AstonZagato]

We haven't really debated this:
Kirchner fails to mention Falklands in her UN speech for the first time

Also
Argentina's presidential hopeful promises better relations with Britain over the Falklands

Looks like they might settle with the hedge funds too:
Was This Hedge Fund Billionaire's Epic Argentina Clash Worth It?


So, less Argie-bargie, more rapprochement?

And, as we all like a bit of laughing at Cristina:
Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's dancing goes viral

[jmorgan]

Maybe part of the deal to get someone else to build our infrastructure was to have a word in her ear and tell her to belt up.

[jmorgan]

Ah, voting time. Her lot needed the publicity.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-3463...

[richie99]

I enjoying watching them losing to the Aussie's yesterday. Not quite as satisfying as England beating them, which let's be honest was unlikely to happen.

[cirian75]

here we go, yet again

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jeremy-...

"Jeremy Clarkson 'could face THREE YEARS in prison after Falklands probe re-opens"

[johnfm]

richie99 said:

I enjoying watching them losing to the Aussie's yesterday. Not quite as satisfying as England beating them, which let's be honest was unlikely to happen.

This. And why they kept showing pictures of the cheating handballing midget was a bit weird.

[Pan Pan Pan]

The news article could not even get the colour of the car right. It said it was red Porsche, when clearly it was not.

[Crush]

Pan Pan Pan said:

The news article could not even get the colour of the car right. It said it was red Porsche, when clearly it was not.

It's imagery. The Porsche is 'red' because it is covered in the blood of Argentinian war heroes.

[Trevatanus]

Argentina is expected to sign a contract today covering the purchase of 14 Kfir Block 60 fighters.

The Argentine air force have opted to acquire upgraded examples of the Israel Aerospace Industries-produced combat aircraft, which have been non-operational for two decades, most analysts consider them largely obsolete.

The Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Kfir is an Israeli built multirole combat aircraft based on a modified French Dassault Mirage 5 airframe, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-built version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.

IAI had been offering a Block 60 version of the roughly 40-year-old Kfir design, powered by a GE Aviation J79 engine. The company says the powerplant will be supplied in a “zero-hour” condition after a complete overhaul, with replacement required after 1,600 flight hours.

The jet will also be fitted with an Elta Systems EL/M-2032 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, a relatively potent sensor system.

This comes after a significant period of decline in which the Argentine armed forces ceased to be a capable military force. In August 2015, the Argentine air force retired its Mirage fighters, with only a handful of them even flyable.

The problems don’t stop there, their submarine crews despite benefiting from a recent upgrade, need at least 190 days of immersion practice and in 2014 only spent 19 hours submerged. A similar situation is faced by their four destroyers, they don’t have any weaponry.

Argentine ground forces rarely have the resources for training and are vastly under equipped, their kit dates back to the 70’s and is in very short supply. In addition to this, the Argentine Air Force largely consists of a collection of obsolete aircraft mostly dating back to the 1970’s, which are frequently grounded due to poor serviceability. They’re now even getting rid of their only semi-capable fighter aircraft.

[gofasterrosssco]

So they've bought some more advanced target drones for our Typhoon's and F35's...

[Camoradi]

They'll be easily identifiable by their insignia

[Rovinghawk]

Didn't Spain sell them some Mirage junk a couple of years ago?

[IanMorewood]

Are these in addition to the Russian jets that where on the shopping list earlier this year? I know magic beans have increased in value recently so are they having both, or are they still dreaming of buying some Brazilian SAAB Gripens?