What fighter jets did Argentina use in the Falklands war?

Aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, McDonnell Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk. Grumman S-2E Tracker. Sikorsky S-61D-4.

How many Argentine planes were shot down in the Falklands?

Or so went the thinking in Argentina. Neither of the combatants was prepared for a winter war in the far south Atlantic, and the sudden, unexpected conflict, though brief, was both improvised and lethal: In just two months of hostilities, 891 men died, 132 aircraft were lost, and 11 ships were sunk.

How many planes did Argentina lost in the Falklands war?

132 aircraft
Or so went the thinking in Argentina. Neither of the combatants was prepared for a winter war in the far south Atlantic, and the sudden, unexpected conflict, though brief, was both improvised and lethal: In just two months of hostilities, 891 men died, 132 aircraft were lost, and 11 ships were sunk.

What was Argentina’s fleet like in the Falklands War?

Argentine’s core fleet at the start of the Falklands conflict was comprised of six destroyers (two of them Type 42s), three corvettes, one cruiser, one ex-Royal Navy Colossus-Class carrier (the former HMS Venerable) and two submarines (one a modern Type 209, the other a WWII vintage Guppy-type).

Can Argentina retake the Falklands from Britain?

Britain’s military has faded since the war, but the Argentine armed forces have deteriorated even faster. Buenos Aires is simply not in the condition to retake the islands even with Kfir fighters. Argentina lost dozens of planes — roughly one-third of its air force — during the Falklands War and it never recovered.

Did Argentina have the technology to track down British ships?

While the exact data of interest is classified, Argentina did not possess an organic capability to track British ships. Evidence suggests several of the Argentine successes can be attributed to Soviet information. From the UK perspective, the timing of the Falklands War was disastrous, nearly catastrophic.

What countries were involved in the Falklands War?

Thule & South Sandwich Islands The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) was a 10-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.