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Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk
The Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk is a major upgrade of the McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk attack aircraft developed for the Argentine Air Force which entered service in 1998. The program was named Fightinghawk in recognition of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which was the source of its new avionics.
The supply of combat aircraft to Argentina was restricted by the imposing of arms embargoes, such as by the United States in 1978 in response to human rights abuses; as well as by the United Kingdom after the outbreak of the Falklands War in 1982. The only combat aircraft that the Argentine Air Force, which lost over 60 aircraft during the conflict, could obtain were 10 Mirage 5Ps transferred from the Peruvian Air Force, 19 Six-Day War veteran Mirage IIICJs from Israel, and 2 Mirage IIIB trainers from the French Air Force.[citation needed]
In 1989, Carlos Menem was elected President of Argentina and quickly established a pro-United States foreign policy, which led to the country gaining Major non-NATO ally status. During 1994, a counteroffer from the United States to modernize 36 former US Marine Corps A-4M Skyhawk II under a US$282 million deal that would be performed by Lockheed Martin and included the privatization of the Fabrica Militar de Aviones (Military Aircraft Factory – FMA), which was renamed Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina SA (LMAASA) afterward.[citation needed] In 2010, LMAASA reverted to the Argentine government as Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FADEA).
Argentine Air Force technicians chose 32 A-4M (built between 1970/1976) and 4 TA-4F airframes from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona to upgrade. The upgrade plans included:[citation needed]
The contract stipulated that eight airframes would be refurbished at Lockheed Martin's plant in Palmdale, California and the rest (27) in Córdoba, Argentina at LMAASA. At least ten TA-4J and A-4M airframes for use as spare parts, eight additional engines, and a new A-4AR simulator were also delivered.[citation needed]
The Fightinghawks, having received Air Force serials C-901 to C-936, saw their first group arrive in Argentina on 18 December 1997; the first Argentine A-4AR was rolled out on 3 August 1998 at Cordoba. The last one, number 936, was delivered in March 2000. Two aircraft (a one-seat and a two-seat) remained for a time in the United States for weapons homologation. All A-4ARs were delivered to the 5th Air Brigade (V Brigada Aérea) at Villa Reynolds, San Luis Province, where they replaced two squadrons of aged A-4P (locally known as A-4B) and A-4C. They were soon deployed in rotation around the country from Rio Gallegos in the south to Resistencia in the north where they were used to intercept smugglers and drug trafficking airplanes.[citation needed]
In November 2005, they were deployed to Tandil airbase to enforce a no-fly zone for the Mar del Plata Summit of the Americas.[citation needed] In July 2006, they were deployed to Cordoba province for the Mercosur's 30th Presidents Summit.[citation needed]
In August 2009, they were deployed to Bariloche for the UNASUR Presidents summit. Later that month, they participated at Reconquista, Santa Fe of the Pre-Salitre official video an exercise of preparation for the Salitre IIofficial video of next October in Chile with Chile, Brazil, France and the United States.
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Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk
The Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk is a major upgrade of the McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk attack aircraft developed for the Argentine Air Force which entered service in 1998. The program was named Fightinghawk in recognition of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which was the source of its new avionics.
The supply of combat aircraft to Argentina was restricted by the imposing of arms embargoes, such as by the United States in 1978 in response to human rights abuses; as well as by the United Kingdom after the outbreak of the Falklands War in 1982. The only combat aircraft that the Argentine Air Force, which lost over 60 aircraft during the conflict, could obtain were 10 Mirage 5Ps transferred from the Peruvian Air Force, 19 Six-Day War veteran Mirage IIICJs from Israel, and 2 Mirage IIIB trainers from the French Air Force.[citation needed]
In 1989, Carlos Menem was elected President of Argentina and quickly established a pro-United States foreign policy, which led to the country gaining Major non-NATO ally status. During 1994, a counteroffer from the United States to modernize 36 former US Marine Corps A-4M Skyhawk II under a US$282 million deal that would be performed by Lockheed Martin and included the privatization of the Fabrica Militar de Aviones (Military Aircraft Factory – FMA), which was renamed Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina SA (LMAASA) afterward.[citation needed] In 2010, LMAASA reverted to the Argentine government as Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FADEA).
Argentine Air Force technicians chose 32 A-4M (built between 1970/1976) and 4 TA-4F airframes from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona to upgrade. The upgrade plans included:[citation needed]
The contract stipulated that eight airframes would be refurbished at Lockheed Martin's plant in Palmdale, California and the rest (27) in Córdoba, Argentina at LMAASA. At least ten TA-4J and A-4M airframes for use as spare parts, eight additional engines, and a new A-4AR simulator were also delivered.[citation needed]
The Fightinghawks, having received Air Force serials C-901 to C-936, saw their first group arrive in Argentina on 18 December 1997; the first Argentine A-4AR was rolled out on 3 August 1998 at Cordoba. The last one, number 936, was delivered in March 2000. Two aircraft (a one-seat and a two-seat) remained for a time in the United States for weapons homologation. All A-4ARs were delivered to the 5th Air Brigade (V Brigada Aérea) at Villa Reynolds, San Luis Province, where they replaced two squadrons of aged A-4P (locally known as A-4B) and A-4C. They were soon deployed in rotation around the country from Rio Gallegos in the south to Resistencia in the north where they were used to intercept smugglers and drug trafficking airplanes.[citation needed]
In November 2005, they were deployed to Tandil airbase to enforce a no-fly zone for the Mar del Plata Summit of the Americas.[citation needed] In July 2006, they were deployed to Cordoba province for the Mercosur's 30th Presidents Summit.[citation needed]
In August 2009, they were deployed to Bariloche for the UNASUR Presidents summit. Later that month, they participated at Reconquista, Santa Fe of the Pre-Salitre official video an exercise of preparation for the Salitre IIofficial video of next October in Chile with Chile, Brazil, France and the United States.