{"id":2842,"date":"2022-09-15T21:41:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T00:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/argentinaglobal.org.ar\/?p=2842"},"modified":"2023-01-19T21:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T00:42:54","slug":"maritime-security-experts-say-argentina-needs-to-bolster-its-aviation-operations-for-new-opv-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/argentinaglobal.org.ar\/eng\/maritime-security-experts-say-argentina-needs-to-bolster-its-aviation-operations-for-new-opv-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"MARITIME SECURITY EXPERTS SAY ARGENTINA NEEDS TO BOLSTER ITS AVIATION OPERATIONS FOR NEW OPV FLEET"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Argentine Navy needs to improve its fleet of maritime patrol aircraft for surveillance operations to fully benefit from the capabilities of the service’s new fleet of four Gowind-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), according to two experts on Argentine maritime security affairs familiar with operations and the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Argentina’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a major maritime security challenge, making aerial support vital for locating suspicious vessels, the experts told Janes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e1ximo P\u00e9rez Le\u00f3n Barreto, a retired Argentine Navy vice-admiral and director of strategic affairs at the Fundaci\u00f3n Argentina Global institute, told Janes that he believes \u201cthere are not sufficient maritime aircraft and helicopters, and [operating them] is critical to monitor\u201d Argentine waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Echoing that point, Andrei Serbin Pont, an international affairs analyst and director of the Argentina-based think-tank Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Econ\u00f3micas y Sociales (CRIES), told Janes, \u201cThere is an urgent need to improve the capabilities of the service’s Naval Aviation unit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARA Contraalmirante Cordero<\/em> (P-54) docked at the Port of Buenos Aires on 2 June, completing an order of four OPVs manufactured by French shipyard Naval Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service already utilises the other three OPVs. ARA Bouchard <\/em>(P-51), formerly the French Navy’s OPV L’Adroit, arrived in early 2020. The three other ships, ARA Piedrabuena<\/em> (P-52), ARA Almirante Storni<\/em> (P-53) \u2013 which arrived in 2021 \u2013 and Contraalmirante Cordero<\/em>, are newly constructed and were manufactured in Naval Group’s Concarneau shipyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All OPVs are assigned to the navy’s maritime patrol division (Divisi\u00f3n de Patrullado Mar\u00edtimo: DPM), headquartered in Mar del Plata Naval Base, and utilised by the Joint Maritime Command (Comando Conjunto Mar\u00edtimo: CCM) for patrol and security operations across the South Atlantic and Antarctic waters. On 24 June the Argentine Navy confirmed it operates Piedrabuena<\/em> and one Grumman S-2T Turbo Tracker aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barreto told Janes<\/em> that the OPVs will expand the fleet’s presence and \u201cdiscourage IUU fishing in Argentina’s Exclusive Economic Zone, thanks to their advanced technological capabilities\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contraalmirante Cordero<\/em> has a length of 87 m, a maximum speed greater than 20 kt, a landing pad for a 9.07-tonne helicopter, two 9 m light craft, and a crew of 40. According to Naval Group, the vessel operates the Polaris naval combat management system and the NiDL tactical datalink system. In addition, the Argentine Ministry of Defense noted that all four vessels are \u201cice-proven\u201d and can operate in Antarctic waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides new surface platforms, the navy requires an expansion of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Pont said that \u201cthe previous Macri administration commenced negotiations\u201d with the United States for Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft, which ultimately did not move forward. \u201cThe current administration of President Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez has renewed these negotiations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barreto said the P-3C Orion is an \u201cexcellent maritime aircraft\u201d that will enable Argentina to fulfil its \u201cmaritime responsibilities that extend halfway into the South Atlantic\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Argentine Navy’s Aerial Exploration Squadron (Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Exploraci\u00f3n) operates six Lockheed P-3B Orion aircraft acquired in 1997. However, it is unclear how many are operational. The Maritime Surveillance Squadron (Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Vigilancia Mar\u00edtima) utilises Beechcraft B-200M and B-200F Super King Air platforms, while the Anti-Submarine Aerial Squadron (Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina) flies the Grumman S-2T Turbo Tracker and Fairchild PL-6A Turboporter aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IUU fishing is a significant problem for the country as an international fishing fleet, including Chinese vessels, annually travels to the South Atlantic. While the Argentine Navy has acquired five used Dassault Super \u00c9tendard fighter aircraft from France for combat operations, \u201cthe service’s aerial surveillance capabilities must be improved so that the OPVs can be more efficient at intercepting suspicious fishing vessels\u201d, Pont noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Besides the arrival of all four OPVs, the Argentine Navy’s other projects include completing the construction of two training boats (Lanchas de Instrucci\u00f3n para Cadetes: LICA), and acquiring a new polar vessel for Antarctic operations, in addition to a helicopter carrier of an undisclosed model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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*Este art\u00edculo, que incluye entrevistas realizadas por Alejandro Sanchez, fue publicado en Jane’s Navy International el d\u00eda 1 de julio de 2022.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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