When Will The Argentine Air Force Finally Get Its Sorely Needed F-16s?

The legacies of the Falklands War (Guerra de Malvinas in Spanish) and the Dirty War loom over the Argentine Air Force. The Argentine Air Force of today is not the air force that contested the Falkland Islands with the British in 1982. Unfortunately, the country’s air force is somewhat run down and in desperate need of modernization. A glance at Argentina’s fighter jets is all that’s needed to know the fleet is obsolete. As of March 2024, it appears that after decades of vetoes and failed starts, Argentina is finally about to receive new fighters for its air force. An…