Denmark to sell $300 million worth of F-16 fighters to Argentina
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Denmark will sell 24 F-16 fighter jets to Argentina for $300 million, promising 19 to Ukraine.
After promising Ukraine 19 of its F-16s, Denmark is selling another 24 to Argentina for about $300 million. The Danish Air Force is going through a generational change and Denmark has decided to replace the F-16 with the F-35 combat aircraft. Bloomberg writes about it, UNN reports .
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Denmark will sell 24 of its F-16 warplanes to Argentina at an estimated cost of 2.1 billion kroner ($300 million) after receiving permission from the United States.
This is Argentina's first major defense procurement under President Javier Millais.
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen met with his Argentine counterpart Luis Petri in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to sign a statement of intent for the sale.