Fleet Focus: Venezuela Likely To Remain Dependent On Western Aircraft
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Su-30MKV in service with the Venezuelan Air Force.
Credit: André Austin Du-Pont Rocha/Mexico Air Spotters M.A.S.
Historically, Venezuela has maintained good relations with Western countries, which became its main source of military aircraft. However, in recent decades, the ascension to power of the autocratic president Hugo Chavez changed that dynamic, alienating the state and reducing its access to required...
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