January 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – This morning at 7 (11 am from France), the ARA “Bouchard” (P-51) ocean patrolman, commanded by Frigate Captain Daniel Eduardo Giudici, sailed from the Naval Base in Toulon. The unit began its voyage in which it will cross the Atlantic Ocean towards Buenos Aires, prior to the resupply of logistics in the port of Rio…
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Argentine Navy Graduates Latest Commando Class
October 28, 2019 (Google Translation) – Last Thursday at the School of Airborne Troops and Special Operations of the Argentine Army, the ceremony for the exit of Commands of the Navy and the Army was carried out, which carried out the Joint Basic Course of Command Formation for six months. During the ceremony, chaired by the Chief of the General…
Read MoreSeptember 12: Naval Industry Day
September 12, 2019 (Google Translation) – On September 12, 1961, the President of the Nation Arturo Frondizi signed a decree that promoted an ambitious plan to renew merchant ships. It contemplated the development of the ELMA company, which provided for the construction of ships in the country to strengthen its fleet. The naval industry should grow at the pace of…
Read MoreUNITAS LX Exercise Strengthens Partnerships
August 30, 2019 – Brazil hosted over 3,100 personnel from 13 countries for the 60th anniversary of exercise UNITAS, the longest running multinational maritime exercise in the world, Aug. 18-30. During closing ceremonies, Maj. Gen. Michael Fahey III, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, spoke to the participants. “We are a successful team because we share the same ideals…respect…
Read MoreUnitas 2018 Multinational Exercise in Cartagena
Google Translation The Colombian National Navy will host the UNITAS LIX – 2018 Multinational Exercise that will be held in September, in which it is expected to have the participation of 18 naval units; both warships and submarines, with the purpose of strengthening the confidence and integration of the Naval Forces of the continent, as well as maintaining the training…
Read MoreEnduring Relevance of the Falklands War for the US Navy
Argentine Coast Guard Guarani (GC 195) Launched in Israel
Google Translation The new coastguard of the Prefectura Naval Argentina GC 195 (which will be called GUARANÍ) was launched in Israel and will soon join the fleet of the National Maritime Authority for the security and control of the waters and maritime and fluvial borders of Argentina. This is the first of the four “Shaldag” units that the Ministry of…
Read MoreArgentina Calls Off Search for ARA San Juan
Google Translation Buenos Aires, November 30, 2017. PRESS CAKE No. 50 UPDATE N ° 9 CLOSURE OF THE CASE OF THE SUBMARINE ARA “SAN JUAN” The Ministry of Defense, and the Argentine Navy, as the enforcement authority of the Convention International on Maritime Search and Rescue, informs that, today, Thursday 30 November, at 4:20 p.m. declared the SAR case (Search…
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