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<blockquote data-quote="michelun" data-source="post: 2649421" data-attributes="member: 10531">Era una idea que en su momento anduvo dando vueltas.-Argentine Navy (1997)The Argentine Navy has been trying to purchase P-3 Orions for many years. The first time that the Armada intended to obtain Orions was during 1977,but the request was refused and Argentina was allowed to get four late production SP-2H Neptunes. The next attempt was in 1982 when the Argentine government agreed with Australia on the purchase of eight ex RAAF P-3B Orions. The contract for this deal was about to be signed on 4 April 1982 but when Argentina occupied the Malvinas Islands two days earlier, the Australian government blocked the sale of the Orions to prevent that their old aircraft would ever be used in actions against British forces. Ten years later Argentina again expressed its interest in the Orion. A request for the delivery of a number of ex USN P-3A Orions went to the US government and when the Congress did not approve such a deal Argentina tried to purchase equipment and spare parts out of retired USN P-3 Orions for a modernization program of its fleet of L-188 Electra aircraft. Argentina was succesful in the fourth attempt to purchase some Orions for its naval air force. In 1997 six P-3B aircraft were made available from desert storage at AMARC. The first Argentinian P-3B Orion arrived at Almirante Zar AB on 7 December 1997. The sixth and last aircraft arrived there on 11 July 1999. Future plans involve the modification of one P-3B into an ELINT platform, replacing the current L-188 Electrón Wave. The Orions are operated by Escuadril Aviation 6 Expedition. They are currently operating four aircraft with the other two being in open storage.-<a href="http://www.p3orion.nl/operators.html">http://www.p3orion.nl/operators.html</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="michelun, post: 2649421, member: 10531"] Era una idea que en su momento anduvo dando vueltas. [I]-Argentine Navy (1997) The Argentine Navy has been trying to purchase P-3 Orions for many years. The first time that the Armada intended to obtain Orions was during 1977,but the request was refused and Argentina was allowed to get four late production SP-2H Neptunes. The next attempt was in 1982 when the Argentine government agreed with Australia on the purchase of eight ex RAAF P-3B Orions. The contract for this deal was about to be signed on 4 April 1982 but when Argentina occupied the Malvinas Islands two days earlier, the Australian government blocked the sale of the Orions to prevent that their old aircraft would ever be used in actions against British forces. Ten years later Argentina again expressed its interest in the Orion. A request for the delivery of a number of ex USN P-3A Orions went to the US government and when the Congress did not approve such a deal Argentina tried to purchase equipment and spare parts out of retired USN P-3 Orions for a modernization program of its fleet of L-188 Electra aircraft. Argentina was succesful in the fourth attempt to purchase some Orions for its naval air force. In 1997 six P-3B aircraft were made available from desert storage at AMARC. The first Argentinian P-3B Orion arrived at Almirante Zar AB on 7 December 1997. The sixth and last aircraft arrived there on 11 July 1999. [B]Future plans involve the modification of one P-3B into an ELINT platform, replacing the current L-188 Electrón Wave.[/B] The Orions are operated by Escuadril Aviation 6 Expedition. They are currently operating four aircraft with the other two being in open storage.-[/I] [URL]http://www.p3orion.nl/operators.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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