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The Argentine defense industry has developed, over the years, different programs to improve the armed forces of Argentina. The first major steps to establish a defense industry were made during the Second World War and they received a boost during the 1970s after the United States imposed an arms embargo due to human rights violations. The politics of privatization carried out during the 1990s virtually eliminated domestic military production, but many factories were reopened during the last years.

Army

In 1945, the Argentine Army designed and built its first tank: the Nahuel; and the first jeep: Ñandú. Since then, the state-owned complex Fabricaciones Militares, has traditionally supplied the Army with most of its equipment from uniforms and helmets right through to the TAM (tank) family. Weapons such as the Browning pistol, FN FAL, FN MAG etc. were licence built by the Domingo Matheu factory or developed locally as the FARA 83 rifle. CITEFA still is the government agency responsible for the development of military technology having designed weapons such as the 155mm artillery gun, the Mathogo wire-guided anti-tank missile and the Pampero Multiple Launcher System in the past.

The 1990s, as with the rest of the national economy, saw a great reduction of state sponsored military programs; so the Army bought all kind of things such as the PASGT helmets on the open market. After the 2001 economic crisis, the government encouraged import substitution and local items are being produced again. A boost was given to the development of UAV vehicles such as the Lipán. The Argentine Army Aviation Maintenance Battalion at Campo de Mayo begun the conversion of the UH-1H Huey fleet into the Huey II variant and the Army sponsored local builder Cicaré to build the CH-14 Aguilucho scout helicopter. The Combat Engineers Battalion 601 (Spanish: Batallon de Ingenieros 601) has also designed and built several models of water purification plants which had been deployed as humanitarian aid to Bolivia, Peru, Haiti and Chile in recent years.

In the 2000s, the Army developed the Gaucho general purpose vehicle jointly with the Brazilian Army; and the light tank Patagón based on the SK-105 Kürassier chassis with a refurbished AMX-13 turret.

Navy

In 1930, the shipyard, Astarsa, built the first avisos for the Argentine Navy and the Río Santiago Shipyard has supplied ships since the 1950s including the tall school ship ARA Libertad, the two Murature patrol boats, the Azopardo frigate,^{[citation needed]} the LST ARA Cabo San Antonio; and built the Type 42 class destroyer ARA Santisima Trinidad under license.

In the 1970s Tandanor assembled two Type 209 submarines brought in parts from West Germany and in the 1980s six Espora class corvettes have been built at Rio Santiago.

A program to build four TR-1700 class submarines in Buenos Aires was cancelled by the Carlos Menem administration in the 1990s when the Domecq Garcia shipyard was shut down having two hulls about half completed. With this specialized facility closed the Navy was forced to send the ARA Santa Cruz submarine to Brazil for her mid life upgrade. In 2003 the shipyard was reopened and the ARA San Juan completed her overhaul there^video. In 2010, the government also announced that it started working with the indigenous reactor INVAP's CAREM in order to transform one of the pending TR-1700 into a nuclear submarine and/or a surface vessel.^[1]

Navy's arsenals at Puerto Belgrano perform maintenance of the fleet ships, for example the Rolls-Royce Tyne turbines engines.^[2]

In March 2010, it was announced that the construction of the first of four 1,800 ton offshore patrol ships would begin in August at Tandanor shipyard. The ships will be used to patrol the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone.^[3] In May 2010, Defense Minister Nilda Garre announced that the Navy would continue working on a system that would enable the launch of Exocet missiles from the Navy’s P3 Orion airplanes.^{[citation needed]} In addition, the financing of the local development and construction of a coastal Naval defense system that may also be based on the use of Exocet missiles similar to the Excalibur system.^{[citation needed]}

Air Force

In 1927, the Fabrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) was established, which in 1947 developed and built the first jet combat aircraft of Latin America: the Pulqui I; its most famous designs are the IA-58 Pucará and the IA-63 Pampa. It has assembled under licence the T-34 Mentor, MS-760 Paris and the A-4AR Fightinghawk. It also does maintenance for models such as the C-130 Hercules.

From 1983, the FMA developed and type-approved a series of systems and weapons to be built locally known as the FAS series including RWR, aerial refueling, cluster bombs etc.

In late 1980s, Quimar S.A. built the MQ-2 Bigua, a derivative of the Meteor Mirach 100^[4] remote piloted vehicle, which was tested from an IA-58 Pucara and in the 1990s the Argentine Air Force unveiled the Nostromo Yarará (Nostromo Defensa) and the 2000s AeroDreams Strix (AeroDreams) UAV.

Rockets, missiles and astronautics

Since the 1950s, the Argentine Air Force (FAA) operated a rocket launch site at Chamical Air Base, La Rioja province to perform high atmosphere studies. However, after the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de Malvinas) the military approved development of the Condor missile which was later canceled due to political pressure from the United States. In 2009 they successfully tested the Gradicom rocket, whose booster was entirely developed by Argentine scientists and engineers^[5]^[6] for both military and civilian applications at the shooting range at Serrezuela, Cordoba.^[7] Currently, CONAE, the National Commission for Space Activities, is developing a multistage liquid propellant rocket called Tronador II to be used for satellite launching.

CITEFA has produced several air-to-surface missiles since late 1960s including the Albatros,^[8] the Martin Pescador and the AS-25K. In 2008 they refurbished the Aspide's missile engines in use in the Argentine Navy^[9] and Matra Magic air-to-air missiles.

The state-owned company INVAP is also noted by its satellite series (although launched by NASA) and in 2007 started to build indigenous 2D and 3D radars.

Electronics and Software

The three armed forces have their respective units within their organizations in charge of designing, developing and produced the software required. Examples in the Army included artillery control facilities and the SIMUPAZ a simulator used to train blue helmets.^[10] The main signals unit, Batallon de Comunicaciones 601 has refurbished all the radio equipment, developed satellite-communication deployable units and digitally upgraded the RASIT radars in the Rastreador program.^{[citation needed]} Examples in the Air Force includes the air traffic control center of indigenous design for the VYCEA at Merlo and the upgrade of the AN/APG-66V2 (ARG-1) radar for the A-4AR aircraft. The Navy uses its own systems for data links between their ships.

INVAP developed a synthetic aperture radar to replace the Bendix RDR-1500B on the maritime patrol aircraft Beechcraft Super King Air of the Argentine Naval Aviation^[11]

Atomic energy

Argentina has an advanced nuclear program, first building a research reactor in 1957 and then Latin America's first on-line commercial reactor in 1974. Argentina developed its nuclear program without being overly dependent on foreign technology. Nuclear facilities with Argentine technology have been built in Peru, Algeria, Australia and Egypt. In 1983, the country admitted having the capability of producing weapons-grade uranium, a major step needed in assembling nuclear weapons. However, since then Argentina has pledged to use nuclear power only for peaceful purposes^[12] and has been very active in non-proliferation.^[13] In 1992, Argentina and Brazil created the Brazilian–Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials for the bilateral verification of the peaceful use of nuclear materials.

References

^ Promete Garré que se construirá un submarino nuclear en el país (in Spanish)
^ "Revisão de turbinas das fragatas brasileiras na Argentina?". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
^ mindef: El comienzo en agosto próximo en los Astilleros Tandanor (en Buenos Aires) de la construcción primera de las cuatro Patrulleras Oceánicas Multipropósito, cuya ingeniería básica fue adquirida a la industria chilena. Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ Carus, W. Seth (1992). Cruise Missile Proliferation in the 1990s. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275945190.
^ "Argentina successfully tests locally designed and manufactured missile booster". MercoPress. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^ Jota Castro (2009-12-26), LANZAMIENTO COHETE GRADICOM PCX-2009, archived from the original on 2012-06-29, retrieved 2017-12-18
^ Lanzamiento del cohete “Gradicom PCX-2009
^ "Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's | IHS". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^ Clarin.com. "Probaron desde un buque el lanzamiento del misil "Aspide"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^ "Industria Nacional Investigación y Desarrollo". industriamilitarargentina.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^ "Novo radar argentino em aeronave naval". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
^ Argentina Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Non-Proliferation
^ Hillary Clinton:the leadership that your country has demonstrated when it comes to nuclear proliferation

External links

Fabricaciones Militares

[1] Promete Garré que se construirá un submarino nuclear en el país (in Spanish)

[2] "Revisão de turbinas das fragatas brasileiras na Argentina?". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-26.

[3] : El comienzo en agosto próximo en los Astilleros Tandanor (en Buenos Aires) de la construcción primera de las cuatro Patrulleras Oceánicas Multipropósito, cuya ingeniería básica fue adquirida a la industria chilena. Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Carus, W. Seth (1992). Cruise Missile Proliferation in the 1990s. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275945190.

[5] "Argentina successfully tests locally designed and manufactured missile booster". MercoPress. Retrieved 2017-12-18.

[6] Jota Castro (2009-12-26), LANZAMIENTO COHETE GRADICOM PCX-2009, archived from the original on 2012-06-29, retrieved 2017-12-18

[7] Lanzamiento del cohete “Gradicom PCX-2009

[8] "Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's | IHS". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.

[9] Clarin.com. "Probaron desde un buque el lanzamiento del misil "Aspide"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-18.

[10] "Industria Nacional Investigación y Desarrollo". industriamilitarargentina.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.

[11] "Novo radar argentino em aeronave naval". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-17.

[12] Argentina Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Non-Proliferation

[13] Hillary Clinton:the leadership that your country has demonstrated when it comes to nuclear proliferation

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+{{More footnotes|date=January 2018}}
-The '''Argentine [[defense industry]]''' has developed over the years, different programs to improve the [[Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic|armed forces]] of [[Argentina]]. The first major steps to establish a defense industry were made during the [[Second World War]] and they received a boost during the 1970s after the [[United States]] imposed an arms embargo due to [[Dirty War|human rights violation]]s. The politics of privatization carried out during the 1990s virtually eliminated domestic military production, but many factories were reopened during the last years.
+[[File:Fábrica Militar de Aviones de Córdoba - 1940-1950.jpg|thumb|right|[[I.Ae. 24 Calquin]] aircraft production, 1950]]
+The '''Argentine [[defense industry]]''' has developed, over the years, different programs to improve the [[Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic|armed forces]] of [[Argentina]]. The first major steps to establish a defense industry were made during the [[Second World War]] and they received a boost during the 1970s after the [[United States]] imposed an arms embargo due to [[Dirty War|human rights violation]]s. The politics of privatization carried out during the 1990s virtually eliminated domestic military production, but many factories were reopened during the last years.
 ==Army==
-[[File:TAM snorkel.JPG|thumb|TAM tank]]
+[[File:TAM snorkel.JPG|thumb|[[Tanque Argentino Mediano|TAM]] tank]]
-[[File:Ñandú (jeep).jpg|thumb|Ñandú jeep]]
+[[File:Ñandú (jeep).jpg|thumb|[[Ñandú (vehicle)|Ñandú]] jeep]]
 In 1945, the [[Argentine Army]] designed and built its first tank: the [[Nahuel (tank)|Nahuel]]; and the first jeep: [[Ñandú (jeep)|Ñandú]]. Since then, the state-owned complex [[Fabricaciones Militares]], has traditionally supplied the Army with most of its equipment from uniforms and helmets right through to the [[TAM (tank)]] family. Weapons such as the [[Browning Hi-Power|Browning pistol]], [[FN FAL]], [[FN MAG]] etc. were licence built by the ''Domingo Matheu'' factory or developed locally as the [[FARA 83]] rifle. [[CITEFA]] still is the government agency responsible for the development of military technology having designed weapons such as the [[CITER 155mm L33 Gun|155mm artillery gun]], the [[Mathogo]] wire-guided anti-tank missile and the [[Pampero MRL|Pampero]] Multiple Launcher System in the past.
-The 1990s, as with the rest of the national economy, saw a great reduction of state sponsored military programs; so the Army bought all kind of things such as the [[Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops|PASGT]] helmets on the open market. After the [[Argentine economic crisis (1999–2002)|2001 economic crisis]], the government encouraged [[import substitution]] and local items are being produced again. A boost was given to the development of [[UAV]] vehicles such as the ''[[Lipán M3|Lipán]]''<sup>[http://www.ejercito.mil.ar/lipan/TALLER%20LIPAN%20EDIT.jpg picture]</sup>. The [[Argentine Army Aviation]] Maintenance Battalion at [[Campo de Mayo]] begun the conversion of the [[UH-1H Huey]] fleet into the Huey II variant and the Army sponsored local builder [[Cicaré]] to build the [[Cicaré CH-14|CH-14 Aguilucho]] scout helicopter. The [[Combat Engineer]]s Battalion 601 ({{lang-es|Batallon de Ingenieros 601}}) has also designed and built several models of [[water purification]] plants which had been deployed as [[humanitarian aid]] to Bolivia, Peru, Haiti and Chile in recent years.
+The 1990s, as with the rest of the national economy, saw a great reduction of state sponsored military programs; so the Army bought all kind of things such as the [[Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops|PASGT]] helmets on the open market. After the [[Argentine economic crisis (1999–2002)|2001 economic crisis]], the government encouraged [[import substitution]] and local items are being produced again. A boost was given to the development of [[UAV]] vehicles such as the ''[[Lipán M3|Lipán]].'' The [[Argentine Army Aviation]] Maintenance Battalion at [[Campo de Mayo]] begun the conversion of the [[UH-1H Huey]] fleet into the Huey II variant and the Army sponsored local builder [[Cicaré]] to build the [[Cicaré CH-14|CH-14 Aguilucho]] scout helicopter. The [[Combat Engineer]]s Battalion 601 ({{lang-es|Batallon de Ingenieros 601}}) has also designed and built several models of [[water purification]] plants which had been deployed as [[humanitarian aid]] to Bolivia, Peru, Haiti and Chile in recent years.
 In the 2000s, the Army developed the ''[[VLEGA Gaucho|Gaucho]]'' general purpose vehicle jointly with the [[Brazilian Army]]; and the light tank ''[[Patagón (tank)|Patagón]]'' based on the [[SK-105 Kürassier]] chassis with a refurbished [[AMX-13]] turret.
 ==Navy==
-[[File:ARA Piedra Buena (P-36).jpg|thumb|''Piedra Buena'' (P-36). ''Azopardo'' class frigate]]
+[[File:ARA Piedra Buena (P-36).jpg|thumb|''Piedra Buena'' (P-36). [[Azopardo-class frigate|''Azopardo'' class frigate]]]]
-[[File:P42ARARosalesWWM.jpg|thumb|''Espora'' class corvette]]
+[[File:P42ARARosalesWWM.jpg|thumb|[[Espora-class corvette|''Espora''-class]] corvette]]
-In 1930, the shipyard, [[Astarsa]], built the first [[aviso]]s for the [[Argentine Navy]] and the [[Río Santiago Shipyard]] has supplied ships since the 1950s including the tall school ship [[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA ''Libertad'']], the two [[ARA Murature (P-20)|''Murature'']] patrol boats, the ''[[Azopardo-class frigate|Azopardo]]'' frigate,<ref>[http://www.histarmar.com.ar/armada%20argentina/Buques1900a1970/FRagAzopardo-1956.htm]</ref> the LST [[ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42)|ARA ''Cabo San Antonio'']]; and built the [[Type 42 destroyer|Type 42 class]] destroyer [[ARA Santísima Trinidad (1974)|ARA ''Santisima Trinidad'']] under license.
+In 1930, the shipyard, [[Astarsa]], built the first [[aviso]]s for the [[Argentine Navy]] and the [[Río Santiago Shipyard]] has supplied ships since the 1950s including the tall school ship [[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA ''Libertad'']], the two [[ARA Murature (P-20)|''Murature'']] patrol boats, the ''[[Azopardo-class frigate|Azopardo]]'' frigate,{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} the LST [[ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42)|ARA ''Cabo San Antonio'']]; and built the [[Type 42 destroyer|Type 42 class]] destroyer [[ARA Santísima Trinidad (1974)|ARA ''Santisima Trinidad'']] under license.
 In the 1970s [[Tandanor]] assembled two [[Type 209 submarine]]s brought in parts from [[West Germany]] and in the 1980s six [[Espora class corvette]]s have been built at Rio Santiago.
-A program to build four [[TR-1700 class submarine]]s in Buenos Aires was cancelled by the [[Carlos Menem]] administration in the 1990s when the ''Domecq Garcia'' shipyard was shut down having two hulls about half completed. With this specialized facility closed the Navy was forced to send the [[ARA Santa Cruz (S-41)|ARA ''Santa Cruz'']] submarine to Brazil for her mid life upgrade. In 2003 the shipyard was reopened and the [[ARA San Juan (S-42)|ARA ''San Juan'']] completed her overhaul there<sup>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXZjFO86aXI video]</sup>. In 2010, the government also announced that it started working with the indigenous reactor [[INVAP]]'s [[CAREM]] in order to transform one of the pending TR-1700 into a [[nuclear submarine]] and/or a surface vessel.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1271651 Promete Garré que se construirá un submarino nuclear en el país] {{es icon}}</ref>
+A program to build four [[TR-1700 class submarine]]s in Buenos Aires was cancelled by the [[Carlos Menem]] administration in the 1990s when the ''Domecq Garcia'' shipyard was shut down having two hulls about half completed. With this specialized facility closed the Navy was forced to send the [[ARA Santa Cruz (S-41)|ARA ''Santa Cruz'']] submarine to Brazil for her mid life upgrade. In 2003 the shipyard was reopened and the [[ARA San Juan (S-42)|ARA ''San Juan'']] completed her overhaul there<sup>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXZjFO86aXI video]</sup>. In 2010, the government also announced that it started working with the indigenous reactor [[INVAP]]'s [[CAREM]] in order to transform one of the pending TR-1700 into a [[nuclear submarine]] and/or a surface vessel.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1271651 Promete Garré que se construirá un submarino nuclear en el país] {{in lang|es}}</ref>
-Navy's arsenals at [[Puerto Belgrano]] perform maintenance of the fleet ships, for example the [[Rolls-Royce Tyne]] turbines engines.<ref>[http://www.segurancaedefesa.com/Tyne_MB_ARA.html Revisão de turbinas das fragatas brasileiras na Argentina?]</ref>
+Navy's arsenals at [[Puerto Belgrano]] perform maintenance of the fleet ships, for example the [[Rolls-Royce Tyne]] turbines engines.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.segurancaedefesa.com/Tyne_MB_ARA.html |title=Revisão de turbinas das fragatas brasileiras na Argentina? |access-date=2010-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064551/http://www.segurancaedefesa.com/Tyne_MB_ARA.html |archive-date=2012-03-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-In March 2010, it was announced that the construction of the first of four 1,800 ton [[Proyecto Patrulleros de Zona Marítima OPV|offshore patrol ships]] would begin in August at Tandanor shipyard. The ships will be used to patrol the Argentine [[Exclusive Economic Zone]].<ref>[http://www.mindef.gov.ar/info.asp?Id=1373 mindef: ''El comienzo en agosto próximo en los Astilleros Tandanor (en Buenos Aires) de la construcción primera de las cuatro Patrulleras Oceánicas Multipropósito, cuya ingeniería básica fue adquirida a la industria chilena.'']</ref> In May 2010, Defense Minister [[Nilda Garre]] announced that the Navy would continue working on a system that would enable the launch of Exocet missiles from the Navy’s P3 Orion airplanes.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} In addition, the financing of the local development and construction of a coastal Naval defense system that may also be based on the use of Exocet missiles similar to the Excalibur system.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
+In March 2010, it was announced that the construction of the first of four 1,800 ton [[Proyecto Patrulleros de Zona Marítima OPV|offshore patrol ships]] would begin in August at Tandanor shipyard. The ships will be used to patrol the Argentine [[Exclusive Economic Zone]].<ref>[http://www.mindef.gov.ar/info.asp?Id=1373 mindef: ''El comienzo en agosto próximo en los Astilleros Tandanor (en Buenos Aires) de la construcción primera de las cuatro Patrulleras Oceánicas Multipropósito, cuya ingeniería básica fue adquirida a la industria chilena.''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307170103/http://www.mindef.gov.ar/info.asp?Id=1373 |date=2010-03-07 }}</ref> In May 2010, Defense Minister [[Nilda Garre]] announced that the Navy would continue working on a system that would enable the launch of Exocet missiles from the Navy’s P3 Orion airplanes.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} In addition, the financing of the local development and construction of a coastal Naval defense system that may also be based on the use of Exocet missiles similar to the Excalibur system.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
 ==Air Force==
 [[File:Pulqui II 04.jpg|thumb|[[Pulqui II]]]]
-In 1927, the [[Fabrica Militar de Aviones]] was established, which in 1947 developed and built the first jet combat aircraft of [[Latin America]]: the [[Pulqui I]]. Its most famous designs are the [[FMA IA 58 Pucará|IA-58 Pucará]] and the [[FMA IA 63 Pampa|IA-63 Pampa]] and has assembled under licence the [[T-34 Mentor]], [[Morane-Saulnier MS-760|MS-760 Paris]] and the [[A-4AR Fightinghawk]]. It also does maintenance for models such as the [[C-130 Hercules]].
+In 1927, the [[Fabrica Militar de Aviones]] (FMA) was established, which in 1947 developed and built the first jet combat aircraft of [[Latin America]]: the [[Pulqui I]]; its most famous designs are the [[FMA IA 58 Pucará|IA-58 Pucará]] and the [[FMA IA 63 Pampa|IA-63 Pampa]]. It has assembled under licence the [[T-34 Mentor]], [[Morane-Saulnier MS-760|MS-760 Paris]] and the [[A-4AR Fightinghawk]]. It also does maintenance for models such as the [[C-130 Hercules]].
-From 1983, the FMA developed and type-approved a series of systems and weapons to be built locally known as the '''FAS series''' including [[RWR]], [[aerial refueling]], [[cluster bombs]] etc.
+From 1983, the FMA developed and type-approved a series of systems and weapons to be built locally known as the '''FAS series''' including [[Radar warning receiver|RWR]], [[aerial refueling]], [[cluster bombs]] etc.
-In late 1980s, Quimar S.A. built the MQ-2 Bigua, a derivative of the [[Galileo Mirach 150|Meteor Mirach 100]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=RLbdj6sBjssC&lpg=PA72&ots=jbMZYsZxuf&dq=MQ-2%20Bigua&pg=PA72#v=onepage&q=MQ-2%20Bigua&f=false]</ref> remote piloted vehicle, which was tested from an IA-58 Pucara and in the 1990s the FAA unveiled the [[Nostromo Yarará]] ([[Nostromo Defensa]]) and the 2000s [[AeroDreams Strix]] ([[AeroDreams]]) UAV.
+In late 1980s, Quimar S.A. built the MQ-2 Bigua, a derivative of the [[Galileo Mirach 150|Meteor Mirach 100]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RLbdj6sBjssC&pg=PA72|title=Cruise Missile Proliferation in the 1990s|last=Carus|first=W. Seth|date=1992|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780275945190|language=en}}</ref> remote piloted vehicle, which was tested from an IA-58 Pucara and in the 1990s the [[Argentine Air Force]] unveiled the [[Nostromo Yarará]] ([[Nostromo Defensa]]) and the 2000s [[AeroDreams Strix]] ([[AeroDreams]]) UAV.
-==Rockets / Space==
+== Rockets, missiles and astronautics ==
 {{see also|Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales}}
-Since the 1950s, the [[Argentine Air Force]] (FAA) operated a rocket launch site at [[Chamical]] Air Base, [[La Rioja Province (Argentina)|La Rioja province]] to perform high atmosphere studies. However after the [[Falklands War]] ({{lang-es|Guerra de Malvinas)}} the military approved development of the [[Condor (missile)|''Condor'']] missile which was later canceled due to political pressure from the [[United States]]. In 2009 they successfully tested the Gradicom rocket, whose booster was entirely developed by Argentine scientists and engineers.<ref>http://en.mercopress.com/2009/12/18/argentina-successfully-tests-locally-designed-and-manufactured-missile-boos</ref><sup> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pInnC4iih2g video]</sup> for both military and civilian applications at the shooting range at Serrezuela, Cordoba.<ref>[http://atp.com.ar/post/Noticias/153041/ Lanzamiento del cohete “Gradicom PCX-2009]</ref> Currently, CONAE, the National Commission for Space Activities, is developing a multistage liquid propellant rocket called [[Tronador II]] to be used for satellite launching.
+Since the 1950s, the [[Argentine Air Force]] (FAA) operated a rocket launch site at [[Chamical]] Air Base, [[La Rioja Province (Argentina)|La Rioja province]] to perform high atmosphere studies. However, after the [[Falklands War]] ({{lang-es|Guerra de Malvinas)}} the military approved development of the [[Condor (missile)|''Condor'']] missile which was later canceled due to political pressure from the [[United States]]. In 2009 they successfully tested the [[Gradicom]] rocket, whose booster was entirely developed by Argentine scientists and engineers<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2009/12/18/argentina-successfully-tests-locally-designed-and-manufactured-missile-boos|title=Argentina successfully tests locally designed and manufactured missile booster|work=MercoPress|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Jota Castro|title=LANZAMIENTO COHETE GRADICOM PCX-2009|date=2009-12-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pInnC4iih2g |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629210500/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pInnC4iih2g |archive-date=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead|accessdate=2017-12-18}}</ref> for both military and civilian applications at the shooting range at Serrezuela, Cordoba.<ref>[http://atp.com.ar/post/Noticias/153041/ Lanzamiento del cohete “Gradicom PCX-2009]</ref> Currently, CONAE, the National Commission for Space Activities, is developing a multistage liquid propellant rocket called [[Tronador II]] to be used for satellite launching.
-[[CITEFA]] has produced several air-to-surface missiles since late 1960s including the Albatros,<ref>[http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/CBAS-1-Albatros-rocket-Argentina.html]</ref> the [[Martin Pescador MP-1000|Martin Pescador]] and the [[AS-25K]]. In 2008 they refurbished the [[Selenia Aspide|Aspide]]'s missile engines in use in the [[Argentine Navy]]<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2008/11/25/um/m-01810144.htm Probaron desde un buque el lanzamiento del misil "Aspide"]</ref> and [[Matra Magic]] air-to-air missiles.<ref>[http://www.mindef.gov.ar/info.asp?Id=312&bus=3]</ref>
+[[CITEFA]] has produced several air-to-surface missiles since late 1960s including the Albatros,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/CBAS-1-Albatros-rocket-Argentina.html|title=Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's {{!}} IHS|website=www.janes.com|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref> the [[Martin Pescador MP-1000|Martin Pescador]] and the [[AS-25K]]. In 2008 they refurbished the [[Selenia Aspide|Aspide]]'s missile engines in use in the [[Argentine Navy]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2008/11/25/um/m-01810144.htm|title=Probaron desde un buque el lanzamiento del misil "Aspide"|last=Clarin.com|access-date=2017-12-18|language=es}}</ref> and [[Matra Magic]] air-to-air missiles.
 The state-owned company [[INVAP]] is also noted by its satellite series (although launched by [[NASA]]) and in 2007 started to build indigenous 2D and 3D radars.
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 [[File:Radar INVAP Inkan.jpg|thumb|right|[[INVAP]] inkan radar]]
-The three armed forces have their respective units within their organizations in charge of designing,  developing and produced the software required. Examples in the Army included artillery control facilities and the ''SIMUPAZ'' a simulator used to train [[blue helmets]].<ref>[http://industriamilitarargentina.blogspot.com/2009/10/industria-nacional-investigacion-y.html]</ref> The main [[Military communications|signals]] unit, ''Batallon de Comunicaciones 601'' has refurbished all the radio equipment, developed satellite-communication deployable units and digitally upgraded the RASIT radars in the ''Rastreador'' program.<ref>[http://blog.elgrancapitan.org/?p=4862]</ref> Examples in the Air Force includes the air traffic control center of indigenous design for the [[Grupo VYCEA, Argentine Air Force|VYCEA]] at [[Merlo]] and the upgraded of the [[AN/APG-66|AN/APG-66V2]] (ARG-1) radar for the [[A-4AR]] aircraft. The Navy uses its own systems for data links between their ships.
+The three armed forces have their respective units within their organizations in charge of designing, developing and produced the software required. Examples in the Army included artillery control facilities and the ''SIMUPAZ'' a simulator used to train [[blue helmets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://industriamilitarargentina.blogspot.com/2009/10/industria-nacional-investigacion-y.html|title=Industria Nacional Investigación y Desarrollo|website=industriamilitarargentina.blogspot.com|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref> The main [[Military communications|signals]] unit, ''Batallon de Comunicaciones 601'' has refurbished all the radio equipment, developed satellite-communication deployable units and digitally upgraded the RASIT radars in the ''Rastreador'' program.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} Examples in the Air Force includes the air traffic control center of indigenous design for the [[Grupo VYCEA, Argentine Air Force|VYCEA]] at [[Merlo Partido|Merlo]] and the upgrade of the [[AN/APG-66|AN/APG-66V2]] (ARG-1) radar for the [[A-4AR]] aircraft. The Navy uses its own systems for data links between their ships.
-[[INVAP]] developed an [[synthetic aperture radar]] to replace the Bendix RDR-1500B on the [[maritime patrol]] aircraft [[Beechcraft Super King Air]] of the [[Argentine Naval Aviation]]<ref>[http://www.segurancaedefesa.com/Radar_INVAP_B200M.html Novo radar argentino em aeronave naval]</ref>
+[[INVAP]] developed a [[synthetic aperture radar]] to replace the Bendix RDR-1500B on the [[maritime patrol]] aircraft [[Beechcraft Super King Air]] of the [[Argentine Naval Aviation]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.segurancaedefesa.com/Radar_INVAP_B200M.html |title=Novo radar argentino em aeronave naval |access-date=2010-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716034336/http://www.segurancaedefesa.com/Radar_INVAP_B200M.html |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==Atomic energy==
-{{main|National Atomic Energy Commission}}
+{{main article|National Atomic Energy Commission}}
 {{see also|Argentina and weapons of mass destruction}}
-Argentina has an advanced [[nuclear power|nuclear program]], first building a [[research reactor]] in 1957 and then Latin America's first on-line commercial reactor in 1974. Argentina developed its nuclear program without being overly dependent on foreign technology. Nuclear facilities with Argentine technology have been built in [[Peru]], [[Algeria]], [[Australia]] and [[Egypt]]. In 1983, the country admitted having the capability of producing [[Weapons-grade_uranium#Weapons grade_uranium|weapons-grade uranium]], a major step needed in assembling [[nuclear weapon]]s. However, since then Argentina has pledged to use nuclear power only for peaceful purposes<ref>[http://www.ceip.org/programs/npp/nppargn.htm Argentina] Non-Proliferation</ref> and has been very active in [[non-proliferation]].<ref>[http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/03/137539.htm Hillary Clinton:''the leadership that your country has demonstrated when it comes to nuclear proliferation'']</ref> In 1992, Argentina and [[Brazil]] created the [[Brazilian–Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials]] for the bilateral verification of the peaceful use of nuclear materials.
+Argentina has an advanced [[nuclear power|nuclear program]], first building a [[research reactor]] in 1957 and then Latin America's first on-line commercial reactor in 1974. Argentina developed its nuclear program without being overly dependent on foreign technology. Nuclear facilities with Argentine technology have been built in [[Peru]], [[Algeria]], [[Australia]] and [[Egypt]]. In 1983, the country admitted having the capability of producing [[Weapons-grade uranium#Weapons grade uranium|weapons-grade uranium]], a major step needed in assembling [[nuclear weapon]]s. However, since then Argentina has pledged to use nuclear power only for peaceful purposes<ref>[http://www.ceip.org/programs/npp/nppargn.htm Argentina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203020205/http://www.ceip.org/programs/npp/nppargn.htm |date=2007-02-03 }} Non-Proliferation</ref> and has been very active in [[non-proliferation]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100302093855/http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/03/137539.htm Hillary Clinton:''the leadership that your country has demonstrated when it comes to nuclear proliferation'']</ref> In 1992, Argentina and [[Brazil]] created the [[Brazilian–Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials]] for the bilateral verification of the peaceful use of nuclear materials.
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