A day after he submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Defense and in the face of criticism from the opposition, Luis Petri defended the purchase of 24 supersonic aircraft from Denmark. “If the F-16 hurts Kirchnerism, then I love it: They are all sommeliers for fighter jets” said the new deputy.
Petri thus supported the operation of the Javier Milei government after the aircraft was integrated into the air force fleet. “It is the most important purchase of the last 40 years because nothing was ever bought Kirchnerism bought nothing“he said in statements TN. At the same time, He assured that it was “a technological leap of 30 years.”
“We achieved effective deterrence, no partisan favoritism. We managed to monitor and control the airspace.” We didn’t have supersonic aircraft considering we are the eighth largest country in the world,” he added.
In this sense, the leader, who will take a seat in Congress from this Wednesday, emphasized that “the critics of Kirchnerism” do not care “because”They demonized the forces, they denounced them and they took away their funding.”
“They wanted to buy Chinese JF 17 aircraft and didn’t. “No relevant purchases have been made for 40 years, but this administration has made the decision to support the Armed Forces. The President has made this very clear and this support is not only through full remembrance, through hugs, through the symbolic, but also through equipment,” Petri explained.
The former Defense Minister’s statements come after questions from, among others, his predecessor in office, Agustin Rossiwho believed that “the purchase of the JF-17 aircraft would have been a sovereign decision as it would have provided a very strong deterrent in the South Atlantic.”
“No one can believe that the United States approved this purchase (of the F-16) without the agreement with Great Britain, and Great Britain had this agreement, if it is guaranteed that its attempt at military expansion in the South Atlantic will continue to be carried out without any work,” said the Santa Fe deputy Clarion.
The fighter jets acquired by the national government – four two-seaters and two single-seaters – arrived in the country last week and were officially unveiled at an event on Saturday Río Cuarto material area.
The activity led by the President took place after the flight with which the F-16s connected the city of Cordoba with the city of Buenos Aires.
“We Argentines believe once again that we can achieve higher goals than ever before. It is a leap into the future. It is the decision to be great again,” said Petri before this event.
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