Will the refurb cover reinstallation of the Mk13 arm and STIR?

Good question. I have no idea unfortunately! :confused:

It’s worrying that Argentina still has at least 3 submarines, and as from 31st March this year the UK will have no Nimrod long-range anti-submarine aircraft in service…

Very true, but nothing Merlins and UK Astutes will have a problem with….

In fact it is such a vast disparity of forces in almost every area bar perhaps manpower numbers.

Argys are atleast 50% in worse of position in terms of capability then they were in 1982.. and we all know how that fared. If their economy was not in such dire crapper, we could perhaps debate how squadron or two of su30s (or Mirage 2000s) could change situation..

Yeah, it would be a different ball game if they had the same air force as say Venuzuala or Chile…..

Pakistan – Refurbishment of Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2010 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Feb. 18 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan for refurbishment of one OLIVER HAZARD PERRY Class Frigate and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $78 million.
The Government of Pakistan has requested a possible sale for refurbishment of one OLIVER HAZARD PERRY Class Frigate, USS MCINERNEY (FFG-8), being provided as Excess Defense Articles (grant EDA notification is being submitted separately) with onboard spares, spare and repairs parts, support equipment, publications and technical data, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost of the refurbishment and support is $78 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country that has been and continues to be a partner in combating insurgents in Pakistan.
Pakistan requires the capabilities of USS McINERNEY (FFG-8) to participate in U.S. and coalition led counter-narcotics and counter-piracy operations and to assist with Pakistan’s efforts to secure its maritime border. Pakistan will have no difficulty absorbing the ship into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor is unknown at this time. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any U.S. Government and contractor representatives to Pakistan.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.

No, the Argentineans can’t get enough aircraft over the Falklands at once to overwhelm even 3 Typhoons. Probably not enough to overwhelm 1.

Argentina has a theoretical 20 A-4s, 22 Mirages & derivatives, & about 3 Super Etendard. Of that, the majority are not operational. The Mirages have no AAR capability. There are two KC-130H, of which one or none are usable. Without AAR, it’s tip & run only: no air-air combat. With AAR, the A-4ARs could, in theory, engage the Typhoons – but with their relatively short-range radars, & WVR-only AAMs (ditto for the Mirages, of course), they’d be easy meat. Even Asraam out-ranges anything Argentina has, so it’s total AAM count that matters, not AMRAAMs. Oh, & where did you hear that the Falklands flight doesn’t have AMRAAM? I’m sure there are photos out there . . .

In 1982, with both tankers operational & a far larger fighter force, Argentina managed to launch raids with single numbers of aircraft at once. I can’t imagine them doing better today. To overwhelm one Typhoon, you’d need enough aircraft to have some left after it had used all its AAMs, & then manage to either catch it, or destroy its runways. Tricky . . .

Or, by some miracle, you catch all the Typhoons on the ground, & destroy them.

Wow.Did not know Argie AF situation was THAT dire….

Heard about lack of AMRAAMs on Falklands types a while back from random guy, no idea if its true or not, but have not actually seen a pic with a Falklands Tphoon with AMRAAM yet.It would be pointless sending them there without AMRAAMs, granted..

Yes,but Thais are using it to replace a type (F-5).

Also, something that will always get in the way of standardisation is some countries wanting to diversify soruces, so you may have two very similar types doing the same job just in order to protect against sanctions.

The RAF/FAA was running 7 in the early 90s IIRC, Tornado IDS, Tornado ADV, Harrier, Sea Harrier, F4 Phantom, Buccaneer and Jaguar

if you included Indian Navy you could add the harriers to make 8 types!