NewsWhore
07-28-2009, 06:20 PM
The Dominican Air Force has completed its plans to install its Southern Command in Barahona's Maria Montez International Airport (MMIA). This will be one of the bases used by the new Super Tucanos recently acquired by the government from Brazil at a cost of around US$90 million. The Super Tucanos' main role will be to intercept as many of the drug flights currently bombarding the Dominican coastal areas with drugs from South America as possible.
There used to be an air base in Barahona but it was abandoned and the areas next to the main landing strip were used by the Fifth Brigade and for installations of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD).
The new plan involves new infrastructure next to those in existence at the MMIA, which is rarely used by commercial or military flights.
According to the chief of the Dominican Air Force (FAD), the installation of the Southern Command in Barahona will put 3,000 troops in place to provide security along the south coast, the most violated by drug flights and fast boats.
According to the chief of the FAD, the Super Tucanos are among the most appropriate aircraft for patrolling the nation's skies, and will have the ability, supported by radars and night vision equipment, to intercept any irregular incursion in Dominican waters or skies.
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There used to be an air base in Barahona but it was abandoned and the areas next to the main landing strip were used by the Fifth Brigade and for installations of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD).
The new plan involves new infrastructure next to those in existence at the MMIA, which is rarely used by commercial or military flights.
According to the chief of the Dominican Air Force (FAD), the installation of the Southern Command in Barahona will put 3,000 troops in place to provide security along the south coast, the most violated by drug flights and fast boats.
According to the chief of the FAD, the Super Tucanos are among the most appropriate aircraft for patrolling the nation's skies, and will have the ability, supported by radars and night vision equipment, to intercept any irregular incursion in Dominican waters or skies.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)