Divided opinions over planes

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With the possible purchase of ten new single-engine, multi-purpose aircraft for the Air Force in the news, some differing opinions have surfaced among high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces. Armed Forces Minister Ramon Aquino Garcia and the Air Force chief of staff, Pedro Rafael Pena Antonio have expressed different points of view on such a purchase to El Caribe reporters. Pena Antonio said that the aircraft were a top priority for the Air Force in order to enable this branch of the military to fulfill its constitutional duty of protecting Dominican airspace. Recent reports of illegal flights used for delivering drugs have been in all the papers. The Air Force general said that the price for the aircraft was reasonable and the operating costs for the single engine plane were low, allowing for long term use of the equipment. However, the Armed Forces Minister told the same reporters that the ministry is analyzing the proposal to see what is most convenient for the ministry and the nation. Aquino Garcia said that "the planes really are necessary, but there are other priorities that need to be taken into consideration."

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