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Equipment of the Argentine Army lists weapons, vehicles, aircraft, and other materiel that either are in service or have served with the Argentine Army, since the early 1900s. Totals for each item are estimated as per sources cited. Items not yet in service but planned for future use are listed in a separate section.
(One Skyguard radar and two GDF-002 35 mm twin cannons deployed to BAM Cóndor/Goose Green.) 12 x GDF-002 35 mm twin cannons for the Argentine Army. 3 x GDF-002 35 mm twin cannons for the (FAA) Air Force. The FAA Oerlikon GDF-002 guns were sited on the Southwest side of Port Stanley Airport. 3 x Oerlikon 20 mm single barrel Anti-Aircraft Cannons.
The terms "regiment" and "group", found in the official designations of cavalry, infantry and artillery units, are used due to historical reasons. During the Argentine War of Independence, the Argentine Army fielded traditional regiment-sized units. 'Regiments' are more accurately described as battalions; similar-sized units that do not belong ...
Military leaders during the postwar period began increasingly imposing their own rules and standards on the political system so that, in the end, the armed forces came to dominate the political system. [5] This began during World War II, between 1939 and 1945. The civilian government considered joining the allies, but many officers in the armed ...
World War II military equipment of Argentina (1 C, 8 P) Cold War military equipment of Argentina (1 C, 1 P) A. Abandoned military projects of Argentina (1 C, 1 P)
The FAA's training, tactics and equipment were focused on a possible war against Chile, resulting from disputes such as the Beagle conflict. [1] [2] The option to attack Chile [3] was a cause of great concern to the Argentina military during the war.
Badge of the Argentine Army Aviation Command. This is a list of all aircraft (fixed-wing and rotary-wing) operated by the Argentine Army Aviation command since its formation in 1956. For the current inventory please refer to the main article. Prototypes and aircraft evaluated but not used operationally are excluded.
The oldest forces of the Argentinian military are the Argentinian Army and the Argentinian Navy, both created in 1810, during the Argentine War of Independence, while the Argentinian Air Force was established in 1945. The Argentine military played a role in the institutional life of the country, during a series of coups d'état that took place ...