This Friday, December 12, 2025, a Airbus A400M Atlas, of the Royal Air Force (RAF) , registration ZM407 , based in the Malvina Islands (RAF Mount Pleasant), The Chilean Navy aircraft made a technical stop at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile , after arriving from Brasilia . This was reported by InfoDefensa in a publication on Sunday, December 14 .

This fact is not an isolated incident, but part of a routine of logistical operations that demonstrate a continuity in the cooperation or permissiveness of South American countries with the military presence of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic, in sovereign territory usurped from Argentina.

The Specific Case: Malvina Islands - Brazil - Chile

The ZM407 flight underscores the triangular connection that the United Kingdom maintains to support its military base in the archipelago:

 A pattern of recurring flights

Various publications by Agenda Malvinas reveal that these operations are almost permanent and have involved different British aircraft throughout 2025:

Date (2025)

Aircraft (Registration Number)

Reported Route

Facts detected

Dic. 12

A400M Atlas (ZM407)

Brasilia - Santiago de Chile

Latest evidence of the transit route in neighboring countries.

Nov. 3

Twin Otter (VP-FAZ)

Montevideo - Punta Arenas

British Antarctic aircraft crossed Argentine airspace without official explanation.

Sep. 19

A400M Atlas (ZM418)

Malvina Islands – Montevideo – Malvina Islands – Santiago

Flights with times that suggest overflight of sovereign Argentine airspace without public permits.

Mar. 11

A400M Atlas (ZM421)

Malvina Islands - Montevideo

Flight recorded after patrolling Antarctica and the South Atlantic, previously it approached commercial flights.

Feb.13

A400M Atlas (ZM421)

Malvina Islands - Punta Arenas

Used for logistical support to British Antarctic bases , in coordination with Chile.

Argentine official silence: THE BIGGEST CONCERN

The most prominent factor is the lack of transparency and official communication on the part of the Argentine Government and, specifically, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The documentation consolidated through flight records demonstrates that the logistical movement between the British military base in the Malvina Islands and the South American mainland is a constant issue that highlights the regional foreign policy and the tolerance or outright complicity of the Argentine Government towards the United Kingdom's military presence in the South Atlantic .