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Chile's jet purchase still months off

May 4, 1998 (by Lieven Dewitte) - Chile's Finance Minister Eduardo Aninat said on Tuesday the country was still several months away from deciding which of four types of jetfighter it will buy to update its aging air force.
Aninat said the proposed $600 million purchase could also depend on the price of copper because Chile's defense agencies receive 10 percent of all copper exports every year.