Argentina · Defense
Key Facts
—The deal: the Argentina US patrol pact is a five-year maritime-security partnership, the Protecting Global Commons Program, to monitor the South Atlantic, signed on May 18.
—The signatories: a letter of intent was signed by Argentina’s navy chief, Admiral Juan Carlos Romay, and Rear Admiral Carlos Sardiello of the US Southern Command’s Fourth Fleet.
—The hardware: the program starts with a specialized surveillance camera and centers on two new Textron-built patrol aircraft, the first arriving in December 2026 and the second by mid-2027.
