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Argentina Receives First Six F-16s in 24-Jet Deal

U.S. clearance for Danish aircraft launches a yearly December delivery plan through 2028 to rebuild a supersonic fleet.

One of the first F-16s delivered to Argentina. (Image credit: Argentine MoD)
Argentina's President Javier Milei (C) sits in one of the first six F-16 Fighting Falcon jets delivered to the South American country after a purchase of 24 of the aircraft from Denmark
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Overview

  • President Javier Milei presented the fighters at the Rio Cuarto base after a public flyover and called them "guardian angels."
  • The aircraft are part of a roughly $300 million purchase of 24 used, modernized F-16s from Denmark.
  • The U.S. Embassy said this was the first of four six-jet deliveries scheduled each December through 2028.
  • The transfer was approved by the administration of President Donald Trump, and the U.S. Embassy described it as deepening defense cooperation.
  • The F-16s replace Argentina's Mirage jets, which were retired in 2017 and left a gap in supersonic air capability.