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Argentina Classifies Purchase of F-16 Jets From Denmark - Decree

© AP Photo / Tsafrir AbayovAn Israeli F-16 pilot pose for a photo during the bi-annual multi-national aerial exercise known as the Blue Flag, at Ovda airbase near Eilat, southern Israel, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021
An Israeli F-16 pilot pose for a photo during the bi-annual multi-national aerial exercise known as the Blue Flag, at Ovda airbase near Eilat, southern Israel, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.04.2024
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BUENOS AIRES, (Sputnik) - The Argentine government has declared the acquisition of 24 US-made F-16 fighter jets from Denmark classified military information, according to a decree published in the official gazette.
"The contract transaction in progress has been declared classified military information under the terms of decree No. 9390/63," the decree read.
Argentina expects to spend a total of $301.2 million on 16 single-seat, eight two-seat jets and related equipment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits in a F-16 fighter jet in the hangar of the Skrydstrup Airbase in Vojens, northern Denmark, on August 20, 2023. Washington has told Denmark and the Netherlands that they will be permitted to hand over their F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine when the country's pilots are trained to operate them, the US State Department said on August 18, 2023. Both Denmark and the Netherlands are leading the program to train Ukraine's pilots on the F-16. - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.04.2024
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The purchase was announced by Argentine President Javier Milei and Defense Minister Luis Alfonso Petri in mid-April.
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