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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.
