Santo Domingo. - The Dominican Republic’s Armed Forces expect to receive sophisticated radar equipment today, bought from an Israeli company for use in the war on drug trafficking and other types of organized crime, and will operate from a control center in the San Isidro Airbase.
Armed Forces minister Pedro Rafael Peña, the Presidency’s adviser on narcotics Marino Vinicio Castillo, the chiefs of the Air Force and Navy and other senior military officials will receive the equipment in a ceremony today.
The three-dimensional radar, which can detect any aircraft incursion in the national airspace, was bought in a call for tenders for more than US$34 million in October, from the company Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI).
The equipment is similar to the one installed by the United States in Key West, Florida.
Written by: telemeco, 15 Jul 2010 8:05 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
Dont worry BASTA, the radar cant detect Haitian crossing the border..you are A ok for now
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Does that detect haitians too? Wao technology is really advancing.
Written by: habie, 15 Jul 2010 8:49 AM
From: Canada
The main concern of regular Dominicans and the Dominican government is drug trafficking.
For illegal immigration the goverment relies on the adolescents of DT for informations
From: United States, Yonkers, NY
Hopefully they get a few more and cover the entire country.
From: United States, Nyc, NY
Wow, what an excuse for a military/government, NOW we get military radar...,Whats the point of covering the skys if the border is F-ing open...
Written by: Trujillo, 15 Jul 2010 9:09 AM
From: Dominican Republic
This is an investment, not a waste at all. And habie, Canada could never handle what the DR is going through.
From: United States, prescott arizona
i can't belive BASTA that you would want herion and cocanin to have no boundries if you want to smoke your brains out with mota that's one thing but the others will spell disaster for all of us
Written by: xwill7, 15 Jul 2010 10:31 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
basta likes to drink brugal when he is using
Written by: xwill7, 15 Jul 2010 11:30 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
basta,
Will you be happy when a drug person that is hi harms a family member or damage/steal your property???
From: United States, Maryland
34 million dollars ,please you dummies feed your people and move them out of the huts they live in.
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
Trujillo:
"And habie, Canada could never handle what the DR is going through."
Actually, it probably can since none of that shlit is happening up there.
Written by: THINK, 15 Jul 2010 11:44 AM
From: United States, SDQ -- Mia --NY
Theoretically, the air drop shipments and see shipments, hopefully, could be detected earlier and minimized...... let's see how DR is fighting the drug trafficking.
But what about the inland shipments? From Haiti, crossing the border or mountains, bribing the border patrol guys.........How to stop this?
Written by: riosm, 15 Jul 2010 12:20 PM
From: United States
Maybe the drug Cartels will switch to submarines now.
From: United States, Killeen, TX - Home of the 1st Cavalry
riosm;
they are probably already using subs for the purpose of delivering drugs to the DR, Haiti and PR.
Those subs only cost about one million and can carry about ten times that in street value drugs.
Midnight deliveries to the South Coast of all three countries would be the way to go. Just sit on th bottom and wait for the Patrol Boats to pass out of sight, then move close to shore for delivery.
TexasBill
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
Please make sure it is put together, who know when the dominican military will get to it.
Now leonel can pinpoint his shipment and make sure the goodz get to the person that ordered it. Everyone else losses out.
Leonel the drug dealer and the president that coudn't.
Written by: riosm, 15 Jul 2010 3:04 PM
From: United States
TexasBill,
True........good to hear from you.
Written by: lovingit, 15 Jul 2010 3:08 PM
From: United States, Delaware
With a salary starting at $4300 pesos a month, I see why its not hard to bribe an officer... its a shame what these people get paid.
Written by: ateo2010 
, 15 Jul 2010 4:08 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
TexasBill,
You are absolutely right i was forgetting about those bloody narco subs. I heard there's one that even has stealth like technology ... More patrol boats are needed specially in the southerns waters, and they need to include special radars that can detect boats and narco subs as well. Now the cards have changed, the latest are the subs, what's next...
Increase the salaries of police officers, I even make more then them in a mouth !.. so make it a decent pay.
From: Iceland
wow!!! that's great.... go...go...go..DR, the Haitians Leaders are not gonna try it coz they love the life we have now.
From: Dominican Republic
lots of dengue, malaria, leptopirosis.
most zonas francas closed
0% of potable water in the country
and a
34 millions for a radar. PRICELESS......
Viva trujillo....jejejejej
Written by: bankai, 26 Jul 2010 5:10 AM
From: United States, Long Island
man the exagerations in this place are amazing. there should be more salary increases for these people not to mention more border patrol. maybe we can get a radar that can detect haitians lol.
Written by: Pedrito, 6 Aug 2010 9:15 PM
From: Dominican Republic
i checked out the price for the radar. they posted the model here a couple of months back.
price for one of those does by far not even reach a million US$. what did they do with the other 30 million US$. their pockets again..... as usual.......
Written by: Pedrito, 6 Aug 2010 9:17 PM
From: Dominican Republic
the radar shown here on the pic is not what was ordered or deliverd.
Written by: bitli, 11 Aug 2010 9:59 PM
From: Dominican Republic
i don't know a country like dominican must buy 3d radar , is there any threat ?
here is not as important as they think for the world
Written by: riosm, 11 Aug 2010 11:46 PM
From: United States
Bitli,
This new purchase is suppose to help fight the war on drugs coming into the DR.
Written by: bitli, 12 Aug 2010 12:07 AM
From: Dominican Republic
@riosm you mean , this radar can detect Drug dealer ? , dominican do not need any radar , you just need to go to streets without Radar .
oh man , i live in dominican for one year and i have passed the hardest time of my life with these people , dominican tv , dominican streets , dominican people and ... all remind me 20's of New Ginea .
i remember it was 2009 that and computer exhibition held there , that was amazing , 20 stands were there and 2000 people were drinking bear , all stands were empty ,
Car exhibition , home applicance exhibition .... oh my god , really ridiculous .
I don't know why people over there believe they are center of culture (CULTURARE) , dominican is country for drinking and enjoying girls ,nothing more
Written by: riosm, 12 Aug 2010 9:13 AM
From: United States
The radar if for detecting and tracking drug smuggling aircraft with no flight plans.
The problem is the drug trade in the DR is so deep rooted from top to bottom, the key would be to stop the demand, use and need for drugs, no users no drugs ='s no drug smugglers.
Many argue make drugs legal as a solution to the drug problem.......but you'll still have stiff compatition and the drug related crime.
The way I see it you'll then have the private grower user vs. smuggler drug dealer.
Welcome to the DR the party Island of the Carribean....
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For illegal immigration the goverment relies on the adolescents of DT for informations
Will you be happy when a drug person that is hi harms a family member or damage/steal your property???
"And habie, Canada could never handle what the DR is going through."
Actually, it probably can since none of that shlit is happening up there.
Theoretically, the air drop shipments and see shipments, hopefully, could be detected earlier and minimized...... let's see how DR is fighting the drug trafficking.
But what about the inland shipments? From Haiti, crossing the border or mountains, bribing the border patrol guys.........How to stop this?
they are probably already using subs for the purpose of delivering drugs to the DR, Haiti and PR.
Those subs only cost about one million and can carry about ten times that in street value drugs.
Midnight deliveries to the South Coast of all three countries would be the way to go. Just sit on th bottom and wait for the Patrol Boats to pass out of sight, then move close to shore for delivery.
TexasBill
Now leonel can pinpoint his shipment and make sure the goodz get to the person that ordered it. Everyone else losses out.
Leonel the drug dealer and the president that coudn't.
True........good to hear from you.
You are absolutely right i was forgetting about those bloody narco subs. I heard there's one that even has stealth like technology ... More patrol boats are needed specially in the southerns waters, and they need to include special radars that can detect boats and narco subs as well. Now the cards have changed, the latest are the subs, what's next...
Increase the salaries of police officers, I even make more then them in a mouth !.. so make it a decent pay.
most zonas francas closed
0% of potable water in the country
and a
34 millions for a radar. PRICELESS......
Viva trujillo....jejejejej
price for one of those does by far not even reach a million US$. what did they do with the other 30 million US$. their pockets again..... as usual.......
here is not as important as they think for the world
This new purchase is suppose to help fight the war on drugs coming into the DR.
oh man , i live in dominican for one year and i have passed the hardest time of my life with these people , dominican tv , dominican streets , dominican people and ... all remind me 20's of New Ginea .
i remember it was 2009 that and computer exhibition held there , that was amazing , 20 stands were there and 2000 people were drinking bear , all stands were empty ,
Car exhibition , home applicance exhibition .... oh my god , really ridiculous .
I don't know why people over there believe they are center of culture (CULTURARE) , dominican is country for drinking and enjoying girls ,nothing more
The problem is the drug trade in the DR is so deep rooted from top to bottom, the key would be to stop the demand, use and need for drugs, no users no drugs ='s no drug smugglers.
Many argue make drugs legal as a solution to the drug problem.......but you'll still have stiff compatition and the drug related crime.
The way I see it you'll then have the private grower user vs. smuggler drug dealer.
Welcome to the DR the party Island of the Carribean....