Two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers, an Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy military transport plane and an Ilyushin Il-62 plane arrived in Venezuela, the Russian defense ministry said on Monday. “Two Tu-160 strategic bombers, an An-124 heavy military transport plane and an Il-62 long-haul plane of the Russian aerospace forces that took off from aerodromes in […]

The Venezuelan government has beefed up its military presence in the capital Caracas after the military base attack near the central city of Valencia. Dozens of Venezuela’s tanks and military vehicles were seen near the Caracas on the night of Monday to Tuesday. Security measures have been strengthened throughout the country, and roadblocks have been put up on the main […]

Venezuelan Army has disclosed some details of its AMX-30V MBT upgrade program. The tanks will eceive  a new fire-control system comprising a main firing system , ballistic computer, stabilization and two computers, one for the head of the tank and one for the gunner. In addition, they will be fitted with a digital meteorological mast, […]

The National Guard of Venezuela, fourth military component of the National Armed Forces, has recently acquired counter-riot equipment valued at $ 28.7 million. Equipment comprise thousands of anti-trauma clothing or personal protective equipment (popularly known as Robocop) and specialized vehicles, including Chinese made armored 4×4 VN4, water cannon WCT-1 and armored truck ABV-1. NORINCO WCT-1 […]

Venezuela is to set aside $480 million to buy 12 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-G) multirole fighters in order to beef up its air force, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in Caracas on Friday. “President Nicol·s Maduro has authorized $480 million so that Sukhoi planes can continue to protect Venezuela’s airspace,” he […]

The Venezuelan Air Force  has ordered  24 CATIC L-15 supersonic trainer aircraft. The Hongdu L-15 Falcon  is a Chinese supersonic training and light attack aircraft being developed by Nanchang-based Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation (HAIG) to meet the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) […]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed Friday the deaths of two air force personnel and offered condolences to their families.Captain Ronald Ramirez and Captain Jackson Garcia died when their Sukhoi-30 fighter crashed near the Colombian border.Describing the pair as “heroes of the youth military of the nation,” Maduro issued condolences while praising the work of the […]

Venezuela army gets first batch of  amphibious armoured fighting vehicles VN16. First batch delivery of 6 amphibious armoured fighting vehicles VN16 for the Venezuela Army. Division de Infanteria de Marina General Simon Bolivar was the first Chinese vehicles, six tanks VN16 armed 105-mm guns (this is an export version of the Chinese ZTD-05,), six IFV VN18 (export […]

In Venezuela, have developed a new Tiuna with M40A1 106mm recoilless cannon. The Tiuna is a Venezuelan multipurpose military vehicle, presented by CENARECA and assembled by Venezolana de Vehículos para la Defensa. Production vehicles are built with the support of companies that bring vehicle parts for its construction and co-ops that work at the Fort […]

Venezuela ground-to-air air defence missile system BUK-M2E during military exercise. The Buk-M2E (NATO name SA-17 Grizzly) is a russian made mobile medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed to defend field troops and logistical installations against air threats. The SA-17 Gadfly uses the new 9M317 missile. The weight of the missile is 581 kg, including the […]