Javier Milei underwent medical checkups with the intention of getting on an F-16 plane in Denmark
As part of his international tour, the President will visit Copenhagen where he will fly as co-pilot in one of the military fighters that Argentina bought from the European country.
President Javier Milei underwent medical check-ups in the last few hours with the intention of getting on one of the F-16 supersonic planes that Argentina bought from Denmark, as LA NACION was able to confirm from sources at the Casa Rosada. The head of state left for Miami in the United States at the beginning of his second international tour, which will include a visit to Copenhagen, where he would travel as co-pilot in military fighter jets.
The acquisition of the aircraft was signed by the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, through a joint letter with his Danish counterpart, Troels Lund Pousen. This provides for the purchase of 24 American F-16 fighter aircraft from the European government.
“Minister Luis Petri and his Danish counterpart, Troels Lund Pousen, signed a letter of intent to advance the purchase of F-16 aircraft. Investment in defense is once again a priority. We are equipping our Forces and recovering the country’s supersonic capacity,” the Defense Ministry announced in recent weeks.
In October 2023, the United States authorized the sale of 24 F-16 fighter aircraft equipped with air-to-air missiles from Denmark to the country and at that time talks began to put together a financing package for 40 million dollars for this way to facilitate the purchase by the Argentine government, an operation of enormous geopolitical impact in which Washington competes directly with China, since the Asian country had offered the sale of JF-17 aircraft from Pakistan. On that occasion, the government of Alberto Fernández had to evaluate what decision to make among its different options.
For her part, Mira Resnick, the Deputy Secretary for Regional Security of the State Department, explained that the State Department approved the transfer of aircraft to Argentina without objections in Congress. Resnick maintained that the transfer is “of national interest for the United States,” and although he stated that the final decision was Argentina’s, he insisted that the North American offer was “superior” to that of China, and that, if finalized, it would serve to deepen the long-term relationship between both countries. At the end of March, Petri moved forward with the operation.
International tour
Milei began his second international tour this week since taking office in December 2023 and the third since winning the runoff in November of that same year. On this occasion, he will travel first to Miami in the state of Florida in the United States, where he has planned a series of activities. In the first instance, he will receive, together with his sister Karina Milei - the secretary of the presidency - a distinction from the Jewish community. This is recognition as an “International Ambassador of Light”. This event will be held at the Chabad Lubavitch “The Shul” Synagogue, in Bel Harbour, north of Miami Beach.
Later, he has a meeting scheduled for Thursday with the president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, and a dissertation at the Jack D. Gordon Public Policy Institute at Florida International University.
However, the meeting with the greatest international impact will be the one held together with the businessman who created Tesla, Space X, Starlink and owner of the social network X, Elon Musk, in the state of Texas. It is an anticipated meeting that was fueled by the numerous exchanges that both had on social networks.
PLEASE DANISH F-16 PILOT, FLY TOWARDS UKRAINE AND GET SHOT DOWN BY S-400 MISSILE. I BEG YOU. YOU WILL BE A NATIONAL HERO!
Also, imagine if this turns out to be a Piñera moment. Huh…
Defused? But a live shell gives it a much better taste. You’re missing out on that!