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Venezuela Receives First Shipment of Russian Military Helicopters
VOA news ^ | 2/22/2006 | By VOA News

Posted on 02/22/2006 6:50:01 PM PST by Thunder90

Venezuela has received the first three of at least 10 military helicopters purchased from Russia.

Military officials say the three MI-17 helicopters arrived Tuesday in Caracas.

Venezuela bought the helicopters as part of a $120 million deal signed last March. Caracas also agreed last year to buy 100,000 Russian-made Kalashnikov assault rifles.

U.S. officials have criticized the deals, saying they could trigger an arms race, destabilizing the region.

MI-17s can be used in an assault role or as a transport craft. Venezuelan military officials say the helicopters will be used to patrol the border with neighboring Colombia.

The remaining helicopters bought from Russia are transport helicopters.


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The Venezuelans bought 5 MI-35 Hind E helos from the Russians.

The Russians are also building a weapons factory for the Venezuelans, so Venezuela can build 1.9 million more Kalashnikov rifles and RPG launchers by the end of 2007.

1 posted on 02/22/2006 6:50:04 PM PST by Thunder90
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To: Stellar Dendrite; Tailgunner Joe; Jan Malina; Kitten Festival; lizol

Russia/Venezuela PING


2 posted on 02/22/2006 6:50:38 PM PST by Thunder90
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To: Thunder90

where are the putinistas now?


3 posted on 02/22/2006 6:51:18 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (There's nothing "Mainstream" about the Orwellian Media!!!)
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Well now, with all the arms Russia sells those that don't like us...their economy should be doing MUCH better than it is!

I can't BELIEVE these people!

4 posted on 02/22/2006 6:51:42 PM PST by NordP (Karl Rove's b-day is Dec 25th. It seems a great carpenter values a good architect ;-)
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To: Thunder90

Big deal. Let him think he's got the upper hand. I'm guessing that at some point, his proletariat supporters will wonder why he's spending their money on helicopters.


5 posted on 02/22/2006 6:52:35 PM PST by Brilliant
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MI-17s can be used in an assault role or as a transport craft.

This one is quite laughable. They will be lucky to just keep the things in the air. If I was Russia and I could pawn off 25 year old helicopters onto suckers, I would do it also.

6 posted on 02/22/2006 6:53:45 PM PST by killjoy (Same Shirt, Different Day)
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To: Thunder90

Here's an idea... as part of the shakedown of the new Lockheed Martin F-35, we can scoot on down and dust their Hind-E's (get it?... haha). ;-)


7 posted on 02/22/2006 6:54:35 PM PST by RedCell
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To: Thunder90

They aren't MI-25 Hinds, they're MI-17s that come in a version with missles mounted on stub wings. They are not gun ships.


8 posted on 02/22/2006 6:54:43 PM PST by beaver fever
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The Russians are also building a weapons factory for the Venezuelans, so Venezuela can build 1.9 million more Kalashnikov rifles and RPG launchers by the end of 2007.

One little thing the Little Dictator forgets. His people can use those guns against him when they get tired of his crap or when it's economy go to pot.


9 posted on 02/22/2006 6:55:17 PM PST by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: Thunder90

In the ‘60’s it was Cuba, now it is Venezuela…


10 posted on 02/22/2006 6:56:42 PM PST by screw boll
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C'mon. They're better than towed targets.


11 posted on 02/22/2006 6:57:50 PM PST by pierrem15
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What was the name of the last communist dictatorship that tried to stare us down with Russian weaponry?


12 posted on 02/22/2006 6:58:01 PM PST by kerryusama04 (The Bill of Rights is not occupation specific.)
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To: beaver fever

The Russians sold Venezuela Hinds as well. It was not part of this deal.


On the next shipment (being negoiatated now), there will be Mig-39's, Su-30mkk's, SU-27's, and more Hinds. There will also be Tor-M1 missile lauchers, and equipment to build millions of Kalashnikov rifles and rocket launchers, among other things


13 posted on 02/22/2006 6:58:33 PM PST by Thunder90
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Venezuela has received the first three of at least 10 military helicopters purchased from Russia.

First and foremost what exactly is Venezuela at this point; When this crack head Chavez was elected President(courtesy of the "motta" heads in Venezuela)used to be a semi-reasonable country to deal with.

Now Chavez has elevated himself to the likes of Noriega, another words, a nuisance, like a mosquito.
This tinfoil hat Dictator hasn't learn anything from the past events.

14 posted on 02/22/2006 7:12:15 PM PST by danmar ("Reason obeys itself,and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it....... Thomas Paine)
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Do you have a reference? I am a big fan of the MI-24.

I built a model of it three months after the first copy was delivered to Egypt by a defector in 1988.


15 posted on 02/22/2006 7:12:43 PM PST by beaver fever
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To: Thunder90

Foward deployment of assests.


16 posted on 02/22/2006 7:16:44 PM PST by DarkWaters
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To: Thunder90

PING


17 posted on 02/22/2006 7:17:56 PM PST by AnimalLover ( ((Are there special rules and regulations for the big guys?)))
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To: beaver fever

http://www.vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200602141617


18 posted on 02/22/2006 7:20:26 PM PST by Thunder90
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To: Thunder90
If Hugo is planning a "Red Dawn" with the help of the Putin's Russkie horde & the Communist Cubanos, if so that Red porker should recall the commies lost in the movie version, and will in real life too.

The Putin Promoters Club has no comment on this one, eh? lol....

19 posted on 02/22/2006 7:26:26 PM PST by M. Espinola (Freedom is never free)
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To: Stellar Dendrite
"where are the putinistas now?"

Recalled to the Kremlin for additional orders...

20 posted on 02/22/2006 7:28:30 PM PST by M. Espinola (Freedom is never free)
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