Argentina inked a deal for 24 F-16 jets for its air force from Denmark for some $300 million, the government said on Tuesday.
President Javier Milei and Defense Minister Luis Petri announced the purchase in a video posted on X.
“With these new aircraft we are taking a transcendental step in our defense policy,” Petri said via video from Copenhagen.
“From today, Argentines, we once again have forces from heaven to protect us,” Petri added.
Milei had planned to take part in the contract’s signing but cancelled his trip to the Danish capital to focus on the crisis in the Middle East, the government said over the weekend.
“The contract is for around $300 million, below the market cost,” government spokesman Manuel Adorni said at a press conference.
Argentina; Air Force seals $300 million deal for 24 F-16 jets from Denmark