Soldiers rolled out shoulder-fired missiles, fighter planes and armored trucks Saturday for the first of 10 days of military exercises that the president of socialist-governed Venezuela says are needed to protect against a looming threat from the U.S. As nearly 100,000 members of the armed forces began conducting exercises across the country, Venezuela’s government got […]

First testing amphibious armored vehicle Norinco VN-1 in Venezuela. This APC was first seen in 2006 undergoing road tests. It was first publicly revealed in 2009. It is a successor to the whole host of ageing Chinese armored vehicles. It might also replace the Type 92 APC and Type 92 IFV. Currently it is being […]

Norinco 8×8 armored vehicle VN-1 of Venezuelan marine infantry, firing their 30mm cannon during target practice in China before official release. Norinco VN1 8×8 amphibious armored Infantry Venezuelan Marina vehicle enters the water for wading and buoyancy tests in China, prior to its official release