THE ARGENTINIAN navy has abandoned plans to reactivate the five former French Fleet Air Arm-operated Dassault-Breguet Super Etendard Modernise (SEM) naval strike fighters that were purchased in 2019, as it has been unable to return the aircraft to operational service. Along with related spare parts - including additional radars and engines - and a simulator, the second-hand fighters were acquired for $12.5m by Argentina's previous government, with the five jets arriving in May 2019. However, the Argentine Navy has been unsuccessful in reactivating them, leaving the aircraft grounded until a decision was taken to abandon the plan, adding to Argentina's struggle to keep its combat aircraft active and relevant.
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