No money for basics, but the government is considering purchasing airplanes, as per statements from the Minister of the Armed Forces.
Anyway...
Was sent this link where it states that the purchase order dates back to 2001. I don't recall if the country actually got the 10 planes of the purchase order or what happened to them. See http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/super_tucano/
"In August 2001, the Dominican Republic signed a contract for the supply of ten Super Tucano aircraft, to be used for pilot training, internal security, border patrol and counter-narcotics trafficking missions."
Anyway...
Was sent this link where it states that the purchase order dates back to 2001. I don't recall if the country actually got the 10 planes of the purchase order or what happened to them. See http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/super_tucano/
"In August 2001, the Dominican Republic signed a contract for the supply of ten Super Tucano aircraft, to be used for pilot training, internal security, border patrol and counter-narcotics trafficking missions."