"The Argentine side has handed over to us a specific list of military equipment it is interested in," Sergei Ivanov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said following a meeting with his Argentine counterpart. "We have created a commission on military-technical cooperation, which will soon work on specific items."
A senior official from arms exporter Rosoboronexport said earlier that the South American country has shown an interest in Russian helicopters, which can be used for military and civilian purposes in varying climatic conditions.
Sergei Ladygin, who heads Rosoboronexport's regional cooperation department, said the company plans to participate in a tender for the supply of radars for Argentina's air traffic control system.
"We are ready to take part in the tender and to offer Argentina Gamma, Nebo, and Kasta radar stations, which are immune to antiradar missiles," Ladygin said. "Importantly, all these radars can be used in air traffic control."
Russia and Argentina signed a military cooperation agreement in 2004, and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's visit to Buenos Aires in April reaffirmed the two countries' plans to step up cooperation in the sphere.
The current visit to Moscow by Nilda Garre, Argentina's first female defense minister, was preceded by a series of talks with top Russian military officials.
Speaking on the sidelines of a military exhibition in Argentina, SINPRODE-2006, in late September, Ladygin said he hopes that Russia's Sukhoi planes will soon appear in Latin American countries, referring to planned deals with Mexico, Brazil, and Chile, as well as a $1.5 billion contract for 24 Su-30MK Flanker-C fighters with Venezuela.
