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Netherlands sells Chile 18 F-16s THE HAGUE (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Chile is to buy 18 F-16 warplanes from the Netherlands air force, which is getting rid of a number that are surplus to requirements, the Dutch defence ministry said Friday. The deal was agreed during a visit to The Hague by Chilean Defence Minister Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente on Thursday and Friday, the ministry said. The Chilean minister was also to take formal possession of two Dutch navy frigates that have been sold to Santiago. The Netherlands is disposing of 29 of its 137 US-designed F-16s. Three were recently sold to Jordan. All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.
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