Argentina launches new rockets and buys four new Black Hawk helicopters from Trump
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The United States has helped Argentina transform its armed forces despite tensions with Britain
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Argentina tested two experimental rockets and unveiled four new American Black Hawk helicopters this week amid a wider push to modernise the military.
The air force launched its MET 4-SO “Pollux” sounding rockets in Mar Chiquita, Buenos Aires province on Thursday, two days after trials with the MET 3-SO “Castor”.
“Under President Javier Milei, Argentina is moving towards a future of development and innovation, adding its own capabilities in the aerospace field,” the ministry of defence said on Friday.
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