Santo Domingo.– The Super Tucano intercept planes recently bought by the Dominican Republic will be operated by the Dominican Air Force on missions involving internal security, border patrol, and combating the drug trafficking.

According to Orlando José Ferreira Neto, Embraer Executive Vice President, “the use of the Super Tucano airplanes by the Dominican Air Force will increase the readiness and solidity of the nation’s defense system, by performing patrol missions with the operational efficiency and precision that are already combat proven.”

“The acquisition of these Super Tucano planes, manufactured by Embraer, one of the world’s most prestigious companies, is one more example of the Government’s unshakeable decision to deal with the nation’s vulnerable areas, in order to protect ourselves from the scourge of the drug traffic,” highlighted the Dominican Armed Forces minister Pedro Rafael Peña.