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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="pabloeldido" data-source="post: 1845427" data-attributes="member: 5377">Antes que me digan algo la saque de esta página en el Face<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TejasMrca?fref=nf">Tejas-India's MRCA</a>Argentina rejects JF-17 for second-hand Kfirs!After considering and discarding the procurement of Chinese/Pakistani-built JF-17s and Saab Gripen NG fighter jets to replace its fleet of Mirage combat aircraft, Argentine authorities are now negotiating the purchase of a batch of second-hand, refurbished Israeli-built Kfirs.The Thunder was offered during the 2013 Paris Air Show. The Chinese-built machines were of interest to Argentina because of their relatively low cost and the possibility of being locally assembled at the Fabrica Argentina de Aviones, the former FMA industrial plant at Cordoba.Using Chinese-supplied components at the beginning, the local assembly offered the possibility of locally manufactured parts at a later stage, opening the way to licensed production and even the development of a version specially tailored to Argentina’s requirements. Negotiations for the acquisition and assembly of the JF-17 in Argentina started soon but the increasing demands by Argentina for Western avionics and modifications increased the cost of the aircraft. The integration work needed to accommodate the new avionics also delayed the process and in May 2015, after almost two years of negotiations, the Argentine authorities discarded the JF-17.Saab Gripen NG, proposed by the Brazilian government and to come from Brazil’s future assembly line, had also been considered in parallel with the JF-17. it was a more interesting option to the Argentine Air Force than the JF-17. But in late 2014, the UK government, concerned by a potentially bigger threat to the Malvinas Islands, leaked to the media that it would veto the transfer to Argentina of any Gripen component that is British made or designed.The replacement of components was found technically feasible, but it was going to require a long and expensive modification of the airframe, as well as integration and testing of the replacement components. The higher cost for these modifications was more than the Argentine authorities were willing to pay, so they also discarded Gripen.The only solution currently under consideration now is purchasing second-hand Israeli Kfirs. The Argentine Air Force wants to acquire up to 18 Kfirs as a short-term solution to cover its requirement for higher performance combat aircraft over 10-12 years. The Kfirs will be of Block 60 standard.</blockquote>

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