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It is between $1 billion and $2.6 billion per year, according to Luis Pi\u00f1eiro, an independent defense and security analyst based in Buenos Aires. A previous version of this story also misidentified the date the letter of intention was signed. That took place Sept. 22.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SANTIAGO, Chile \u2014 Argentina\u2019s Defense Ministry has signed a letter of intention for the procurement of eight AW109M lightweight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/the-americas\/2023\/09\/21\/argentina-eyes-surplus-ch-46-helicopters-as-mi-17-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\">helicopters<\/a> from Italian firm Leonardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement was signed Sept. 22 as Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana visited Italy to see the aircraft\u2019s production line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AW109Ms would be used by the Argentine Navy in a seagoing role aboard French-built Bouchard-class offshore patrol vessels, acquired between 2019 and 2022 to patrol the country\u2019s exclusive economic zone to deter and prevent illegal exploitation of fishing resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A military source in Buenos Aires, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the defense program, told Defense News that \u201cuntil now the OPVs have been going to sea carrying Airbus AS555 Fennec helicopters. 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