The Army of Nicaragua plans to acquire Russian T-72 tanks to replace the old T-55 of the same origin, declared the The Land Forces of Nicaragua currently has 31 T-55 tanks in service after that since the beginning of the 80 acquired several lots of these venerable tanks from diverse suppliers. The T-72 is a […]

Russian Defense Minister, Army General Shoigu Segei has visited Managua recently, to discuss among others, possible sale of Russian close support attack aircraft to combat drug traffickers. Although specific details were not disclosed, the possible candidate types are estimated to include YaK-130, MiG-AT or Su-39. Attack helicopters such as the Mi-35 and Mi-28 are also […]

Nicaraguan army spokesman General Adolfo Zepeda said his government plans to buy MiG-29 fighters to fight drug trafficking in coastal areas. Zepeda added that the fighters will be used for defensive purposes such as patrolling 75,000 square kilometers in the Caribbean that formerly belonged to Columbia.