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Friday, November 01, 2013

El Salvador to buy used attack planes from Chile

A-37 DragonflyEl Salvador is going ahead with its purchase of 10 secondhand Cessna Dragonfly light attack planes from Chile despite the Central American country's meager cash resources and competing offers from Brazil.

More than 60 percent of the Central American country's national budget goes to military-related expenditures but, in this case, funds may be provided as loans by Chile or the United States, or both, defense news media said. Details of the financing were not discussed.

The deal is said to be worth about $8.6 million and includes the 10 aircraft and spare parts, infodefensa.com, Air Forces Monthly and Chiledefense blog said.

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