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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door KrisKras

hmm, soviet wrakken? Een paar oude F-16's mischien, mmaar voor de rest zijn ze toch serieus aan't moderniseren:

The Venezuelan government has embarked on a massive military modernization and purchases that greatly expand their defensive and offensive capabilities, including negotiations for German submarines and transport aircraft, several agreements with Russia (outlined ahead), transport aircraft and naval vessels from Spain, radars from China, home-made and designed armored light vehicles and rocket launchers, studies for Leopard 2 main battle tanks, amongst many others.
In 2005 Venezuela signed agreements with Spain to procure 12 naval transport and reconnaissance aircraft and eight naval patrol vessels. The deal is worth $1.5-2 billion dollars to the Spanish defense industry, as well as an estimated 900 new jobs.
Venezuela has also recently purchased 100,000 AK-103 assault rifles and 12 Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia.[1] The government of Venezuela has also announced its intention to obtain about 3 dozen more Russian helicopters, including Mi-17 "Hip", Mi-26 "Halo" and Mi-35 "Hind", as well as announcing the procurement of 24 Su-30MK Interceptors with future possible purchases of Su-35 fighters.[2]
Venezuela is studying Antonov transport aircraft to revamp its aging fleet of transport craft, which includes IAI Aravas and Skytrucks, as well as Ground Attack Planes, like the Su-25 "Frogfoot".
Venezuela has announced the purchase of 3 batteries of the TOR-M1 system, with the possible acquistion of 600 armored vehicles - possibly the BMP 3 or the Sabiex Iguana FV4.[3] Border defense systems are being purchased from Brazil, plus Steyr anti-riot trucks and expanded Tiuna purchases.
A co-operative research into UAV between Venezuela and Iran is also underway.[4]
In 2007, the Belarusian military optics industry will be supplying the Venezuelan army with night vision devices, and to be installed on - as Hugo Chavez described: "every single rifle in the Venezuelan army."[5]

Ik heb geen hoge pet op van die Sovjet-troep. Twee beschadigde Centurions hebben in de Golan een compleet bataljon Sovjet-tanks vernietigd.
Bovendien, hoe zou het moraal zijn van die Venezolaanse strijdkrachten.