Argentina imposes a confidentiality regime on a latest military procurement.

Argentine President Milei signed a decree on the 19th announcing the implementation of a confidentiality system for the latest weapons procurement. The decree declares that this procurement plan is classified as a military secret, and information such as the relevant contracts, weapon types, costs, suppliers, and receiving departments will be "absolutely confidential." Argentina is carrying out its largest military reform in nearly a decade. Marcelo Alejandro Dalle Nogare, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces, confirmed on the 17th while attending an event in Buenos Aires that Germany and France will provide approximately US$3.355 billion in joint financing to the Argentine Navy for the purchase of 3 submarines. According to statistics from Argentine media, from December 2023 to August last year, the Argentine government allocated approximately US$445 million for the purchase and upgrading of military equipment.