South America's economy has experienced impressive growth since 2000, but this is reflected only partly in the continent's aviation's development. While there's expansion in the civil sector, budget cuts still constrain military air arms' modernisation plans - a duality that will continue in 2014. In 2014 Argentina plans to start modernising its air force's 11 Lockheed C-130B/H Hercules; continue producing the IA-73 UNASUR I, a primary/basic turboprop trainer intended to equip many of the air forces of the (Union de Naciones Suramericanas, UNASUR, the Union of South American Nations) in the foreseeable future; upgrade two of Argentine Army Aviation's three AS332B Super Pumas for Antarctic missions (one's already been modernised); and install internal auxiliary fuel tanks to the army's UH-1HHueys.
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