F-16 Fighting Falcon News

November 28, 2025 (by Bjorn Claes) - Today the first six refurbished former Flyvevåbnet (Royal Danish Air Force, RDAF) F-16s departed from Skrydstrup AB, beginning their long journey to join the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentinian Air Force, FAA).
Argentina originally requested a total of 38 F-16s, but U.S. Congress eventually authorized the sale of 24 aircraft under the Peace Condor program. These are divided into 16 A-models and 6B-models with a further number of airframes being delivered - amongst F-16BM M1210 (ex. ET-210) - to act as instructional airframes. Before being transferred these jets where overhauled and adapted according to Argentinian specifications.

These F-16s are eventually destined for Grupo Aéreo 6 de Caza which is based at Tandil AB. They will initially be delivered to Área Material IV (ARMACUAR) in Río Cuarto.

The first delivery flight consisted of two F-16AMs and four F-16BMs:

F-16AM:
M-1009 (ex. E-602)
M-1020 (ex. E-007)

F-16BM:
M-1004 (ex. ET-615)
M-1005 (ex. ET-197)
M-1007 (ex. ET-199)
M-1008 (ex. ET-022)

The first legg of their journey brought them to Zaragoza AB in Spain. A further legg will most probably be to Lajes AB from which the Atlantic passing will take place initially to Brazil via Gando and Natal, ultimately reaching Río Cuarto on 5 December. In the days that follow, they will conduct several flyovers of FAA bases in western Argentina. The formal handover ceremony at Río Cuarto is planned for 12 December.