Argentina Military Bases & Installations

OSINT intelligence database · Source: Open-source analysis · Verified 2025

6
Total Bases
4
Air Bases
2
Naval Bases
0
Military
AIR BASES & AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (4)
Base Aérea El Palomar
Air Base
Location
Argentina
Operator
Fuerza Aérea Argentina HQ
Personnel
4,000 est.
Established
1922
Garrison: FAA HQ, IA-63 Pampa advanced trainer, KC-130H tanker, VIP transport
FAA command. Pampa jet trainer (indigenous). KC-130H aerial refuelling. VIP. Buenos Aires proximity.
Strategic: IA-63 Pampa fully indigenous — Argentina has meaningful aerospace industrial base. FAA working to sustain capability despite budget.
Base Aérea Militar El Palomar
Air Base
Location
Argentina
Operator
Argentine Air Force
Personnel
4,000 est.
Established
1922
Garrison: Pucará, A-4AR Fightinghawk, IA-63 Pampa, FAA HQ
FAA HQ. A-4AR strike aircraft. Malvinas/Falklands contingency (limited). South Atlantic patrol.
Strategic: Argentina seeking to purchase F-16 (agreed with Denmark 2023, deliveries 2024+). Significant capability upgrade.
Base Aérea Villa Reynolds (IV Brigada Aérea)
Air Base
Location
Argentina
Operator
Fuerza Aérea Argentina — IV Brigada Aérea
Personnel
2,500 est.
Established
1944
Garrison: IV BA — F-16A/B Block 15 MLU (Denmark transfer 2024), A-4AR retiring
F-16A/B Block 15 MLU — from Denmark 2024. Argentina's first supersonic fighter upgrade in decades. Central Argentina.
Strategic: Denmark transferred 24 F-16 to Argentina 2024 — massive upgrade after decades of obsolescence. Falklands deterrence improved.
Comodoro Rivadavia Air Base
Air Base
Location
Argentina
Operator
Argentine Air Force
Personnel
2,000 est.
Established
1944
Garrison: A-4AR Fightinghawk, IA-58 Pucará, maritime patrol
Patagonia air defence. Malvinas/Falklands proximity. South Atlantic maritime patrol. A-4AR strike.
Strategic: Closest major Argentine base to Falklands (650km). A-4AR used in Falklands War 1982. Strategic sentiment.
NAVAL BASES & MARITIME INSTALLATIONS (2)
Base Naval Mar del Plata
Naval Base
Location
Argentina
Operator
Armada Argentina
Personnel
3,000 est.
Established
1950
Garrison: ARA submarine force (TR-1700), corvettes, offshore patrol — South Atlantic
Argentine submarine base. TR-1700 class (German-built). ARA San Juan lost 2017 here. South Atlantic patrol.
Strategic: ARA San Juan lost with 44 crew November 2017 — Argentine Navy never found it for 3 years. Falklands/Antarctic patrol.
Puerto Belgrano Naval Base
Naval Base
Location
Argentina
Operator
Argentine Navy
Personnel
8,000 est.
Established
1898
Garrison: ARA fleet, TR-1700 submarines, Espora-class corvettes, Almirante Brown DDG
Argentine Navy HQ. South Atlantic patrol. TR-1700 SSK. South Atlantic treaty zone monitoring.
Strategic: Argentine PROSUB programme building ARA Santa Cruz (nuke-powered) planned. South Atlantic strategic ambitions.

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