Submarines for the Armada de Argentina

The new president of the South American country does not hesitate for long, not even when it comes to the Armada Argentina, whose long-standing equipment gap in the area of submarines he had promised to fill. In October, Defence Minister Luis Petri was in Paris to sign a letter of intent for the purchase of submarines at ministerial level - now, at the end of November, the French
President Emmanuel Macron visited the Casa Rosada, the official residence of President Javier Milei, and the intention to purchase three Scorpène submarines for around 2 billion euros (Naval Group) and four government vessels for around 280 million euros (Kership) was sealed at the highest level. The paperwork is left to the entourage and is expected to be finalised by the end of the year. Of course, financing the three submarines is not so easy, but there are external loans that are entirely in the interests of the French administration. The financing for the four OPVs for the Ministry of Security is already said to be in place - which is also relatively straightforward. That's what happens when you order leadership - and get it.