The recent, unreported presence of the twin-engine aircraft "Águila 5" (registration 60I68), belonging to the United States Embassy, at the Río Grande airport in Tierra del Fuego, has raised alarm bells and deepened the mystery surrounding its previous presence in San Juan.

The aircraft, a A US Air Force Beechcraft B-20 "Huron" landed on Monday the 6th or Tuesday the 7th at the Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport in the city of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego , and was detected in flight on Tuesday the 7th at noon, heading north, adding a new destination to its controversial agenda . This was verified through the satellite flight tracking platform www.flightradar24.com

The most striking thing is the absolute secrecy: neither the Embassy, nor ANAC, nor the National Government, nor the Tierra del Fuego authorities reported the reasons for this visit .

The "Águila 5", registration 60I68, at Rosario airport

This official silence is especially troubling considering that Río Grande and Tierra del Fuego are at the epicenter of U.S. geostrategic ambitions in the region, including an interest in establishing a naval base in the Beagle Channel, influencing Antarctic development from Ushuaia, and pushing to reactivate the LeoLabs radar in Tolhuin.

The presence of the same plane in San Juan

The appearance of "Águila 5" in Río Grande comes as San Juan is demanding an official explanation for its landing last week in Pampa del Leoncito, a nature reserve and provincial historic site.

The same aircraft, landed in Pampa del Leoncito in the first days of October.

Justicialist deputies, led by Mario Herrero and Graciela Seva , presented a communication bill to the San Juan legislature requesting information from the provincial executive branch. Doubts persist despite the fact that the Secretary General of the Government, Emilio Achem , stated that the flight was requested by the Embassy for a meeting with the Ministry of Mining and that ANAC authorized the use of the runway.

However, legislators are demanding to know the flight's clear objectives, the crew, the passengers, and the legal justification for an aircraft of that size to land in a "Provincial Natural Monument." Unofficial versions point to a possible connection with the Chinese-Argentine radio telescope impasse and the alignment with the U.S.

"Reconnaissance" Flights or Specific Mission?

San Juan Aeronautics Director Aníbal Touris downplayed the incident, pointing out that the "Águila 5" frequently operates there and that replacement pilots need to "reconnoitre the terrain" and "practice landing in the area."

But if these are just routine practices, why the silence in Río Grande, an area of high strategic sensitivity?

One of the strongest hypotheses is that the presence of "Águila 5" and its crew, whose identity and number are unknown on this latest flight, is directly linked to the situation at the LeoLabs radar in Tolhuin. This radar, of strategic interest to the United States, whose operation has been a source of controversy, could be the real reason for the unreported visit to the southern province, adding another link to a chain of events that generates deep concern for national sovereignty in the far south of the country .

The mysterious itinerary of the "Águila 5" demands urgent responses from the National Government, the administration of Tierra del Fuego Governor Gustavo Melella, and the United States Embassy to allay fears amid growing military and strategic interference in key areas of the Argentine Republic.