Overview
- Javier Milei said negotiations have begun to relax UK controls that block weapons with British components from enhancing Argentina’s military.
- He said he delegated the push to lift specific component restrictions to Defence Minister Carlos Alberto Presti.
- The UK government stated there are no specific talks about relaxing its arms export controls and reaffirmed that Falklands sovereignty is not up for negotiation.
- Sources reported a United States mediation role and a joint Argentina–US lobbying effort to ease the restrictions.
- Denmark delivered US-approved F-16s to Argentina, but many prospective purchases remain constrained by UK-origin parts.