Venezuela receives more Chinese trainersThe Venezuelan Air Force (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela) in late February received six Chinese Hongdu K-8W jet trainers for its Grupo Aereo de Operaciones Espe-ciales N 15 based at Maracaibo, IHS Jane's has learned. The aircraft are to replace ...
Air force trainingLogistics supportThis thesis investigated the employment problems of the Peace Delta FRMS program associated with the accelerated delivery of the F-16 aircraft. Three areas were considered during this study. The effect on logistics support and the effect on the infrastructure of ...
The contract encompasses the sale of the aircraft as well as training, spare parts and ground support equipment. The ten aircraft comprise eight new Dornier 228 New Generation and two pre-owned Dornier 228-212s. Configured for passenger transport, the Dornier 228 fleet will connect remote ...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Russian aircraft arrived in Caracas this weekend as part of ongoing military cooperation between the two allies, a Venezuelan official said Sunday. Russian military officials are visiting to discuss equipment maintenance and training, and strategy, the official said on condi...
Earlier this month, Russian and Venezuelan defense ministers met in Moscow and discussed bilateral military technical cooperation, during which the Russian side said it expected that Russian military aircraft training flights to Venezuela's airfields would continue....
Venezuela’s southern neighbor, Brazil, is also involved in the escalation. The Brazilian Air Force is holding military exercises between August 17 and September 4. The exercises, which were reported astraining for non-conventional combat against insurgent or paramilitary forces, include Black Hawk he...
The Chavez government has recognized that crime is a serious problem, and has taken various measures to counter the trend, such as the training of anational police force, but the results of these measures remain to be seen. Initially, the government placed little emphasis on the problem, assum...
Two Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers, based at Engels in the Saratov Oblast, landed in Maiquetia International Airport in Venezuela on October 28 following a 13-hour flight. The bombers (RF-94115 Vitally Kopylov and RF-94104 Alexander Golovanov) were escorted part of...
note 1: the country lies on major sea and air routes linking North and South America note 2: Venezuela has some of the most unique geology in the world; tepuis are massive table-top mountains of the western Guiana Highlands that tend to be isolated and thus support unique endemic plant and...
The heads of Venezuela’s Navy and Air Force, however, were replaced with new faces. Beyond the news of the thwarted coup attempt this spring, Venezuela’s leadership has also been put on guard by the recent leak revealing that US President Donald Trump explored the possibility of invading th...