Topic: International Affairs
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Could we be seeing a build up to a Falklands War part 2??? Argentina has never given up its claim to the Malvinas Islands (Falklands); while Britain still maintains a military force there to protect it from Argentina. Now new jets have been added to the mix at a time when the U.K. has no aircraft carriers to provide consistent air cover to her forces. Britain is scheduled to commission a new carrier by 2020, while Argentina could have her new fighter jets (the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder - Pakistan's home made Fighter Jet) a little bit sooner. Britain has limited numbers of jets based in The Falklands. That would set up a quantity vs. quality air battle, with larger numbers of the less capable JF-17, a generation 3+ fighter, battling smaller numbers of the more capable 4.5 generation Eurofighter. Keep an eye on this brewing conflict in the South Atlantic.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC/PAC_JF-17_Thunder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon
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Updated: Wednesday, 7 September 2016 5:07 PM CDT
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