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Britain launches new military exercises in the Malvina Islands

At the end of the month, joint maneuvers will begin between the 2nd Paratrooper Battalion, Typhoon fighter jets and the local militia, in San Carlos, Darwin and Puerto Argentino.

22 de September de 2026 12:12

The exercises will take place between Sunday, September 27th and Friday, October 2nd.

The British occupation of the South Atlantic has not slowed its war training machinery or its deterrent rhetoric . Through a statement issued by the self-proclaimed and illegitimate colonial “Legislative Assembly,” the British Forces in the South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) confirmed a new round of land and air military exercises to be deployed between September 27 and October 2 , affecting multiple locations on East Malvina.

The operations will be led by the current Rotational Infantry Company stationed at Mount Pleasant : the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) of the British Army, a unit that took over in the permanent rotation scheme that London maintains in usurped Argentine territory.

The geography of '82 as a shooting range

The British military itinerary deliberately relies once again on sites laden with historical and operational significance from the 1982 conflict. Troop movements and the use of blank ammunition will encompass:

The operation will also have air cover from the Eurofighter Typhoon interceptor fighters permanently deployed at Mount Pleasant, confirming the combined (ground-air) nature of the deployment.

Modern warfare and militias: The call to operate drones

One of the most revealing facts in the notification released by MercoPress lies in the participation of the FIDF (Malvina Islands Defence Force) , the paramilitary force of local settlers that acts as a reconnaissance aid for British troops.

In conjunction with these maneuvers, the FIDF closed its annual recruitment campaign with a specific technical requirement: candidates with knowledge of local maritime navigation and experience in drone piloting will be especially valued .

This request confirms the line of investigation pursued by Agenda Malvinas : the archipelago has become a testing ground for drone warfare and asymmetric doctrine, imported from NATO fronts in Eastern Europe. Far from being a “ceremonial force,” the local militia is functionally integrated into the surveillance, coastal reconnaissance, and low-cost attack scheme that London is promoting on the Argentine continental shelf.

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