HAL
and the Ministry of Defence of The Republic of Argentina have signed a Letter
of Intent (LoI) on productive cooperation and acquisition of Light and Medium
Utility Helicopters for the armed forces of the Argentine Republic. The LoI was
signed on 20 July 2023 by Mr Jorge Taiana, Argentinian Defence Minister and Mr
C B Ananthakrishnan, CMD, HAL in the presence of Mr Francisco Cafiero,
Secretary of International Affairs, Ambassador Hugo Javier Gobbi, Ambassador
Dinesh Bhatia and other senior officers from Argentinian side and HAL.
The
Argentinian Defence Minister remarked that the day was interesting and a step
on the road to an ever growing and strong collaboration with HAL. CMD HAL and
other senior officers of HAL briefed the visiting dignitaries on various
activities of HAL and a presentation was made on the occasion. During the
day-long programme, the Argentinian Defence Minister and his team viewed the
flying display of various HAL products at HAL Airport. The team also paid
a visit to LCA, Helicopter Divisions and evinced keen interest in HAL products.
HAL and FAdeA of Argentina Sign MoU
HAL and Fabrica Argentina de Aviones
(FAdeA), Argentina signed a MoU during the Paris Air show 2023 in June
2023 towards exploring the possibilities of collaboration in the field of MRO
and to meet any offset requirements in case of probable sale of HAL made
platforms in LATAM region. Similar to HAL, FAdeA is an Argentinian state
owned Aerospace company under the administrative supervision of Ministry of
Defence involved in design, manufacture and maintenance of civil and military
aircraft.
India/Argentina
to deepen defence ties
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh held talks with the visiting Minister of Defence of Argentine Republic Mr Jorge Enrique Taiana in New Delhi on 18 July 2023. Both Ministers discussed the ongoing defence cooperation initiatives, including measures to enhance defence industrial partnership. Earlier in the day, the Argentine Defence Minister visited the National War Memorial and laid a wreath while paying homage to the fallen heroes. A Tri-service Guard of Honour was also presented to the visiting dignitary before the talks with the Raksha Mantri. India-Argentina relations were elevated to the
level of Strategic Partnership in 2019. An MoU on defence cooperation too has
been in force since 2019 while both sides are engaged to conclude further
instruments to deepen the engagement. India and Argentina are working closely
together to make defence engagements an important facet of their strategic
partnership.
