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Buenos Aires December 4, 2014 - Yesterday the Ministry of Defense, through the Navy Argentina signed an agreement with a Russian state company for the purchase of four multipurpose vessels with capacity polar class Neftegaz of Russian origin. The incorporation of these multipurpose vessels allow having units suitable for many useful tasks for the naval service and dual use, even in Antarctic waters, as search and rescue in the sea area of SAR responsibility (14 million km), towing and rescue patrol to 350 nautical miles and control . maritime areas, community support with healthcare and science support also will allow for containment and mitigation of environmental incidents reaching; perform the Antarctic Naval Patrol Combined (PANC) with higher performance and flexibility and mobile logistic support to support activities in the Atlantic Maritime, Antarctic coastline and river shoreline. The multipurpose ships would arrive home in mid-2015 and will replace units that over recent years were desafectando by time of use, providing greater safety to navigation and being cheaper to be more modern. The total cost of the 4 multipurpose vessels Russian polar capacity is 8,167,500 USD . Dimensions Length: 81.37 m. Width: 16.30 m. Depth: 5 m. Tonnage: 2723 tons. Crew: 30 people

Le ministre argentin de la défense, Agustín Rossi, a assisté ce vendredi à la cérémonie de livraison du sous-marin San Juan à la marine argentine après sa modernisation au Complejo Industrial Naval Argentino (CINAR).

Après la fin des travaux de réparations à mi-vie auxquels a été soumis le sous-marin San Juan, celui-ci sera remis officiellement à la marine argentine. Il pourra alors poursuivre ses essais à la mer et effectuer les derniers travaux à la base navale de Mar del Plata.

Le San Juan appareillera dans les prochains jours pour rejoindre Mar del Plata. Le 6 février dernier, il avait été remis à l’eau. Au cours de celle-ci, les vérifications de base ont été effectuées. Le sous-marin a été équilibré puis remorqué vers un quai où les derniers essais se poursuivront jusqu’à son départ.

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Montevideo-After seven years (more than double the originally scheduled) maintenance in the Argentine shipyard Tandanor finally the submarine type TR-1700 , S-42 ARA San Juan , started his way back to active to be installed on the platform life Syncrolift for transport to the sea.

From there, the submarine will be towed at the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base , near Bahia Blanca , where they will complete its MLU ( Mid Life Upgrade ) which is an acronym for repair and improvement of shelf life.

Works include a spare propulsion plants (diesel engines and batteries), complete disarmament of pipes, tubes and systems which meant that the case should be cut to remove equipment and then soldier, covered valves, hydraulic systems, cowl again hull repair torpedo launch tubes. In addition, improvements in the software of your primary computer (calculation shooting, telemetry, etc..) Parts of radar for navigation were performed Deca .

The Argentine submarine force, including inside the Command Submarine Force Navy has two submergible class TR-1700 (ARA San Juan returning soon to the activity, but his brother, the ARA Santa Cruz , should enter dock for maintenance) and a type U209 , the ARA Salta which is operating. While there is a third TR-1700 70% completed, the scarcity of resources for this project, makes it very difficult to complete this in the short term plans.

Argentinean Defense minister , Agustin Rossi , has signed with Tandanor and Rio Santiago Shipyards, an order for the construction of four patrol boats, two multipurpose naval harbor tugs and eight auxiliary vessels for the Armada Argentina.

Argentinian Government delegation will sign a broad defense cooperation agreement with China in the next few days. Argentinian Navy modernization plans are hampered by funding shortage. It is reported that China has consequently offered low priced Type-056 Corvettes as an alternative to costly western made OPV designs.

Argentina's ARA Santa Cruz (S 41), a TR 1700-class diesel-electric submarine, is scheduled to arrive at the state-run Argentine Naval Industrial Complex (CINAR) on 17 June to begin a comprehensive mid-life update (MLU).

The MLU is intended to give the Santa Cruz class a 30-year life extension and includes new MTU engines and batteries.

Sister boat ARA San Juan (S 42) underwent a similar MLU, which began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2014.

ARA Santa Cruz was originally delivered to the Argentine Navy by the German shipyard Thyssen Nordseewerke in October 1984 and was part of a six-boat programme, four of which were to have been built in Argentina during the 1980s.

03/07/2014

(Infodefensa.com) Montevideo - Before the crisis arising between Russia and Ukraine  on the peninsula of Crimea , French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius , suspended advance his tour Latin America . His sudden departure left pending meetings in Argentina , Chile and Uruguay, although it reached visit Colombia , Panama and Peru .

While in Argentina, among others, are planned concrete support from the French Foreign Minister to update the class frigates Meko 140 (locally classified as corvettes) class destroyers and Meko 360 . In the first six were built Argentina, in Astilleros Rio Santiago (AFNE), and four of the latter in Germany , in the shipyards Blohm und Voss .

The plans are to have the service of the French shipyard DCNS and the consortium Thales in this modernization.

The slope modernization Super Étendart

It was also expected to discuss updating Attack Aircraft Dassault Super Étendard remnants received a total of fourteen. Of these it is estimated that a dozen are in various stages of operation (three were lost in accidents), but only two or three are in flying order.

Argentina has more than a decade trying to modernize these venerable aircraft. During this time they have poured news ranging from purchasing new radars to carry comprehensive modifications to the standard SEM 5 (the most modern Super Étendard ). To date, however, none of this has materialized.

Continued budget cuts have also diminished the number of pilots available for this weapon system to the point that they are now less than the amount of aircraft in inventory. This complicates the outlook for the NENA ( Naval Aviation Command ).

It has not transcended the date of a potential meeting between the parties to recover the lost opportunity.

Although it has yet to sell any major warships in Latin America, the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Co (CSOC) used the 15-19 May SITDEF exhibition in Lima to make a rare public presentation about its company, stressing that it produces 80% of China's warships and controls the marketing of their weapons, electronics and systems.
However, CSOC is working indirectly to build a Latin American presence that could lead to future sales. In early July 2012, while commander of the Venezuelan navy, Defence Minister Admiral Diego Morelo Beliavia announced that Venezuela was entering into an agreement with China to repair and upgrade some of its six Lupo·class frigates, which had been affected by a US embargo on military sales that has prevented many repairs.
At SITDEF, Peru Difensa reported that China was to repair the General  Electric LM·2500 gas turbine engines used by the Venezuelan frigates. China has built a capacity to support LM·2500 engines, having also been subject to a US arms embargo since 1989; until a recent upgrade, LM·2500 powerplants were used in Chinese Type 052 destroyers.
Other sources told IHS Jane's that China could also co-operate with Argentina to replace the engines on its German·made MEKO frigates and corvettes. In late 2012 the Argentine MEKO 140A16 frigate Espora spent 73
days in the South African port of Simonstown as cash-strapped Buenos Aires could not pay Germany's MTO for diesel engine parts.
At SITDEF, CSOC displayed in model form its current offering of combat ships, including its S20 conventionally powered submarine (a version of the Yuan class), its new 3, 700-tonne stealthy frigate, and a new 22,000-tonne
landing platfom1 dock designed for a Turkish requirement. The latter featured a new island configuration displaying what appeared to be a version of the Thales I·Mast integrated radar system, the reason for which CSOC officials would not explain.
Responding to one possibility that this was to illustrate CSOC's flexibility in accommodating customer requirements, a Thales official at the show stated that the company had "no authorisation" to discuss co·operation with China regarding the I·Mast. Aside from legal/policy restrictions, the official stressed the commercial dangers of China eventually making copies "that cost less and have less performance", adding: "We don't want that."

Source : JDW

Argentina has accused the UK of sending nuclear-armed submarines to the South Atlantic, after making an official complaint to the UN over the Falklands dispute.

The country’s representative at the UN conference on disarmament, Eduardo Zuain, said that by beefing up its naval presence around the disputed islands London was violating the provisions of a 1967 accord, banning nukes in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The conflict around the archipelago in the South Atlantic has been simmering since Britain regained control over the islands in a brief war with Argentina in 1982.