U.S. Approves Sale of Missiles & Bombs for Argentinian F-16s Procured from Denmark

The AMRAAM missiles and GBU bombs are meant for the 24 F-16 Block 10/15 which Argentina has procured from Denmark
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U.S. Approves Sale of Missiles & Bombs for Argentinian F-16s Procured from Denmark
F-16s for Argentina contract signing ceremony @file photo

The U.S.State Department has approved a possible sale of $941 million worth missiles, bombs,  electronic systems and related elements for meant for the 24 F-16 aircraft earlier acquired by Argentina from Denmark.

The Government of Argentina has requested to buy equipment and services to support 24 F-16 Block 10/15 aircraft procured through third-party transfer, a U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency release said Wednesday.

These items include: 36 AIM-120 C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); two  AIM-120 C-8 AMRAAM guidance sections;102 MK-82 500lb general purpose bombs;50 MXU-650 air foil groups for 500lb GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs;102 FMU-152A/B joint programmable fuzes with FZU-63A/B fuze systems; and 50 computer control groups MAU-169L/B.

U.S. Approves Sale of Missiles & Bombs for Argentinian F-16s Procured from Denmark
F-16 weapons

The following non-MDE items will also be included: weapons and weapons support equipment; explosive charges, devices, propellants, and components; AN/ARC-238 radios; Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); FMU-169D/B inert fuzes; Ground Support System (GSS) for Link-16; KY-58M and KIV-78 cryptographic devices, AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKL), communications security (COMSEC) cables among others.

The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin, located in Fort Worth, TX. 

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