The Presidents New Plane Purchase is Questioned By National Newspaper
National Dominican Newspaper ‘Diario Libre’ is questioning today the airplanes that President Leonel Fernandez has just ordered from Brazil. The paper has said that according to aeronautical specialists they consider the cost of each plane at US$9.5million is exorbitant for non-combat trainers. Diario Libre has reported that the aircraft’s characteristics do no meet the basic requirements to be used in the interdiction of airplanes which violate national airspace, and against the traffic of drugs and undocumented people, as the Government has said. The paper says that it has secretly obtained a manufacturers report which indicated the Super Tucano operates ONLY in Brazil where there are just 99 and also in Columbia who owns 25 of the same planes. The Dominican Republic figures with 10 planes, though the Government said it has purchased 8 and Indonesia plans to buy 2 as well. Previously in January of last year, Venezuela negotiated the purchase of 36 planes but soon cancelled their order after discovering some of the parts including those of Pratt & Whitney Canada are made in the United States by Untied Technologies a company based in Hartford, Connecticut. Other opinions are the A37 Dragonfly jets made by US Cessna are still the best for their price and easy maintenance. The Dominican Air Force purchased some 20 years ago and is considered excellent pursuit craft for Third World Countries as they have air to air and air to surface capability and are currently the most favored plane by several other nations in the area.
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