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Argentina Moves to Privatize Operations of State-Owned Defense Contractor Fabricaciones Militares

President Javier Milei’s government has begun formal procedures to transfer operational control of Fabricaciones Militares to private operators, advancing its broader deregulation and fiscal austerity program.
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