Overview

• The government published Decree 697/2025 in the Official Gazette, enabling two combined exercises scheduled for October and November.
• Exercise Solidaridad will run October 6–10 in Puerto Varas, Chile, focused on disaster-response cooperation, with Argentine deployments authorized October 5–11.
• Exercise Tridente will take place in Argentina October 20–November 15 at naval bases in Mar del Plata, Ushuaia and Puerto Belgrano, centered on combined defense and humanitarian assistance.
• Entry of U.S. military personnel was approved by the executive to bolster interoperability and strengthen national capabilities.
• The decree assigns related costs to the Defense Ministry budget after a broader bill stalled in Congress.