Argentina Chooses 24 Ex-Danish F-16 Fighter Jets Over Tejas Fighter

Defense News , Argentina :-  Argentina has decided to buy 24 ex-Danish F-16A/B MLU fighter jets to make its air defense stronger. The deal costs $650 million USD. Argentina picked the F-16 over India's LCA-Tejas and China's JF-17 Thunder planes.

The choice shows how important it is for countries to get good value and trust in their defense buys. Argentina gets better planes to replace its old ones, and it's spending less money.

Even though Tejas and JF-17 are good planes, Argentina went with the F-16 because it has a good track record in combat and many countries use it.

Price was a big reason. Each ex-Danish F-16 costs around $14 million, way cheaper than new Tejas and JF-17 fighters.

Along with the planes, the $650 million deal includes weapons worth $312 million, like advanced air-to-air missiles.

Some experts think choosing the F-16 might mean Argentina wants to get closer to the United States. The US and its allies use F-16s a lot, so Argentina could work better with them.

This decision shows that even though India and China are big in defense exports, Western planes like the F-16 still have a strong appeal.

Argentina likely went for the ex-Danish F-16s because they're affordable, well-known, and could help Argentina work with NATO countries.