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Even though the second unit is purportedly registered in Argentina by Chilean operator Heliandes, contract documentation indicates that it actually belongs to Canadian operator Eagle Copters, which also has a Chilean subsidiary (photo: Luis Quintana).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to press releases, documents and rumours circulating the web, the Ministry of Defence purchased two Bell 412EP in February 2013. Ostensibly, they are destined to be operated by the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza A\u00e9rea Argentina, or FAA), as anticipated by Air Force Chief of Staff, general brigadier Normando Costantino, at the institution\u2019s centennial speech in August 2012. Acquisition was inked through two consecutive contracts signed by Minister of Defence, Arturo Puricelli<\/strong>, and the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Canadian government company represented in Buenos Aires by Senior Commercial Comissioner, David Murphy<\/strong>. Both contracts were approved by Presidential Chief of Staff administrative decission 181\/2013 on 8 May 2013. Even though data presently available do not specify their future operating unit, our evaluation aims to Jos\u00e9 C. Paz (Buenos Aires) based VII Air Brigade. Some sources indicate they are likely to be deployed as part of the aviation component of the Chilean\/Argentine Peacekeeping Force \u201cSouthern Cross\u201d (\u201cCruz del Sur\u201d). <\/p>\n

The first Argentine Air Force Bell 412 will come from the Canadian production line at Mirabel, Ottawa (photo: Bell Helicopter TEXTRON).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first contract is valued at US $ 10,282,454 and envisages delivery of airframe serial number 36621 (new), which is presently registered C-GUKJ<\/strong> to manufacturer Bell Helicopter TEXTRON Canada Ltd. The second one is priced at US $ 7,146,346 and stipulates delivery of airframe construction number 36375 (second hand), which remains registered LV-BDH<\/strong> and purportedly belongs to Eagle Copters Ltd. After reading the two contracts, we assume the first unit to be delivered will be the one presently located in Canada. The helicopter will be used for initial Argentine crew training at Bell Helicopter\u2019s Training Academy in Fort Worth, Texas (USA), where two pilots and three technicians are contractually scheduled to undergo flight, field maintenance, electric maintenance and automatic flight control system training. The aircraft will then be ferried to Quilmes (Buenos Aires), where it must be handed over five months after contract validation. The second unit is already located in Buenos Aires, will be acquired after Air Force evaluation and must also be handed over at Quilmes. <\/p>\n

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One of the two helicopters purchased by the Argentine Ministry of Defence has been operating in-country for several years, as evinced in this image taken in Neuqu\u00e9n (photo: DAD - Baires Aviation Photography).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Internet sources:<\/strong> Bolet\u00edn Oficial de la Rep\u00fablica Argentina<\/a>, Flight Global<\/a>, Modo Charlie<\/a>, Prensa Argentina<\/a> (official), and Registro Canadiense de Aeronaves Civiles<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Acknowledgements:<\/strong> Diego Ventura contributed to this report. <\/p>\n

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According to press releases, documents and rumours circulating the web, the Ministry of Defence purchased two Bell 412EP in February 2013. Ostensibly, they are destined to be operated by the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza A\u00e9rea Argentina, or FAA), as anticipated by Air Force Chief of Staff, general brigadier Normando Costantino, at the institution\u2019s centennial speech […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-1933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence","tag-aeromilitaria-argentina"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/412-2.jpg?fit=644%2C429&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1JKRl-vb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":215,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/exercise-salitre-ii\/","url_meta":{"origin":1933,"position":0},"title":"“Salitre II”: Air combat training over Atacama desert","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Wednesday 17 February 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Northern Chile\u2019s crystal clear skies, low population density and limited air traffic provide an ideal background for dissimilar air combat training. 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