Breaking Defense: "India’s quest to sell Tejas jets to Argentina gets renewed push "

 

"India’s quest to sell Tejas jets to Argentina gets renewed push"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Air Warfare

Breaking Defense

16 February 2024

Originally published: https://breakingdefense.com/2024/02/indias-quest-to-sell-tejas-jets-to-argentina-gets-renewed-push/

India is very much a geopolitical underdog in the Argentinian competition, as it is up against both the US and China. 

WASHINGTON — The young government of President Javier Milei is still working through its options for what fighter jet Argentina’s air force will be equipped with, but one contender is making an open push for the new government: India and its Tejas multirole fighter.

On Feb. 6, India’s ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay, Dinesh Bhatia, met with Air Force Brigadier Mayor Fernando Luis Mengo, head of the service’s general staff, to discuss the proposal “for the Argentine acquisition of Tejas combat aircrafts [sic] & helicopters manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited,” according to a statement from the Indian embassy in Buenos Aires. The Tejas, domestically-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has yet to secure an export customer.

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