NewsWhore
11-27-2009, 06:20 PM
The Armed Forces Minister has announced that the first Super Tucano aircraft would be arriving from Brazil on 8 December. The airplanes will be used for surveillance and interception of illegal flights that bring drugs to the Dominican Republic, mainly for transshipment to other countries. During an interview at the Presidential Palace, Lt. General Rafael Pena Antonio said that the rest of the aircraft (6) would be here in April 2010. He said that the use of the planes could reduce illicit drug traffic in the country by 75%, and told reporters that other measures would be taken to fight organized crime both on the land and on the seas. He added that some Dominican pilots would be leaving for Brazil next week to receive training in using the airplanes and carrying out the inspections needed to take delivery. Pena Antonio said that the planes would go into service in the south of the DR, especially in the Southern Command in Barahona. The general also announced that the country was purchasing two new radars that will be able to detect low-flying aircraft.
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