⚓Jane’s Defence Weekly
Submarine emergency exposes Argentina’s serviceability limitations .
22 November 2017
Key Points
The search for a missing submarine has exposed a number of serviceability issues among Argentina’s air and naval platforms
Argentina could only deploy one MAD-equipped MPA to search for the missing boat
The search for a missing submarine has exposed a number of serviceability issues among Argentina’s air and naval platforms
Argentina could only deploy one MAD-equipped MPA to search for the missing boat
The search procedures triggered by the disappearance of the Argentine TR 1700-class
submarine ARA San Juan , which went missing on 15 November, have revealed that several air and maritime platforms in Argentina’s inventory are currently out of service, with hollowed-out budgets leading to a lack of spares and maintenance and repair work becoming long overdue.Jane’s 360