News of defence

US, Argentina deepen ‘strategic’ ties as top military officer visits

29-04-2025 15:12 Alvin Holsey, head of United States Southern Command, meets President Milei as three-day trip to Buenos Aires begins; Admiral will also visit base in Ushuaia.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei to visit Spain, make second trip to Israel

04-03-2025 14:49 President Javier Milei will travel to Tel Aviv on March 23, according to the government; La Libertad Avanza leader hopes to meet PM Netanyahu and ink memorandum on security and defence collaboration.

by James Grainger

DEFENCE SPENDING

Milei, Macron agree outline of deal for French submarines, vessels

28-11-2024 22:05 During French leader’s recent visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina’s President Javier Milei worked out the details of a deal with his counterpart Emmnauel Macron that will see Argentina purchase new vessels for its Navy.

ICC RULING ON ISRAEL

Argentina says ICC warrants 'ignore' Israel's right to self-defence

21-11-2024 13:36 President Javier Milei’s government says International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister "ignores" the country's right to defend itself.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Government seeks culprit after paper referencing 'Falklands' slights out

23-10-2024 23:28 Malvinas mishap as Defence Ministry refers to the Malvinas Islands as "Falklands" in a statement, sparking criticism from within and outside the government and a promise to fire culprit allegedly "guided by left-wing ideology."

Marcha Federal Universitaria

Milei vetoes law despite huge march in support of state universities

03-10-2024 01:09 President Javier Milei has made good on threats to veto proposed increases to university funding, with the measure made official early Thursday after a day of major student-led protests.

Marcha federal universitaria

Milei faces fresh protest in Argentina over cuts to universities

02-10-2024 22:31 Public university staff and students take to streets to protest against Milei’s forthcoming veto of a bill that would raise salaries to compensate for sky-high inflation.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

President targets rivals as he confirms he will veto university law

02-10-2024 20:22 President responds to mass demonstration in favour of state universities by confirming he will veto new law; Head of state ramps up rhetoric, namechecking rivals and accusing them of forming “new populist left front.”

Marcha federal universitaria

Milei on education march: ‘Using a noble cause to defend caste interests’

24-04-2024 17:44 Milei used social media to unload on critics and dismisses universities march, accusing "the caste" of using a “noble cause” like education to “defend their caste interests.”

DEFENCE SPENDING

Petri hails Milei's leadership as he inks deal for F-16 jets in Denmark

16-04-2024 12:52 Argentina’s Defence Minister offers gushing praise for President Javier Milei as he visits a Danish air base to finalise future purchase of 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark.

HUMAN RIGHTS & DICTATORSHIP

NGOs accuse Milei government ‘dismantling’ team investigating military records

12-04-2024 08:45 Injunction against move filed with courts as human rights groups denounce firing of 10 out of 13 researchers that probe archives of Armed Forces to assist investigations into crimes against humanity.

DEFENCE & SECURITY

Denmark to sell fighter jets to Argentina following US approval

26-03-2024 22:37 Milei government signs letter of intent with Denmark, agrees to buy 24 F-16 fighter jets in “coming years” at a cost of around US$300 million.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei the pragmatist and Toto’s ‘caputazo’

16-12-2023 06:06 The ‘caputazo’ replaced pure austerity with a mix of higher taxes together with spending cuts and the “dilution” of part of the deficit through high inflation. The next few months will see runaway inflation run even farther away and put intense pressure on the population, as wages and salaries fall even farther behind.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS

Milei appoints Bullrich's VP candidate Luis Petri as defence minister

04-12-2023 16:44 Office of the president-elect Javier Milei confirms that Mendoza Radical Luis Petri – who formerly ran for vice-president on opposition leader Patricia Bullrich's ticket – will be in charge of the Defence Ministry in his incoming government.

DEFENCE

Argentina buys four Norwegian aircraft to patrol South Atlantic

19-10-2023 00:21 Defence Minister Jorge Taiana announces purchase of four P3 ORION aircraft to be used for vigilance and search and rescue missions in the South Atlantic.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Supreme Court delivers judicial setbacks for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

10-10-2023 18:37 Argentina’s highest court moves to dismiss different claims made by the former president’s defence team in the money-laundering and Iran memorandum cases.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández: ‘I can talk to Xi, Putin and Biden equally, nobody can question me’

12-09-2023 13:16 Argentina’s president defines multilateralism as a nation’s right to diplomatically engage with whomever it pleases in speech at UN peace operations conference staged at Defence Ministry headquarters.