President Mauricio Funes said that in the next few days a Chilean delegation will arrive in the country to sign a commitment to purchase the aircraft.

"There are about a dozen aircraft which we could be buying at a price that is less than $10 million. Of course it is the lowest bid we received," said Funes, who did not specify the model of the aircraft.

"Last May, the ruling said they were negotiating with Chile over a fleet of A-37's, which is a light attack aircraft developed in the 1960s and 1970s by the American manufacturer Cessna" reported Laprensa.hn.

The President said that the purchase of these aircraft is not related to the conflict with the sovereignty of Honduras over Conejo Island. The country must "strengthen the fleet because of the issue of regional balance and not in order to be aggressive with other countries," he added.

Source: laprensa.hn

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