Posted on 07/03/2006 4:42:48 PM PDT by Flavius
06:42 GMT, Jul 03, 2006 Latest Headlines...
Two Russian Su-30 fighter jets arrive in Venezuela
MOSCOW/CARACAS. July 3 (Interfax-AVN) - Two Russian Su-30 fighter jets have landed in Caracas to join a military parade to mark the anniversary of Venezuela's independence from Spain on July 5, an official with the Russian defense and industrial complex told Interfax- AVN. "It has yet to be decided whether the planes will remain in that country until a contract is signed for the sale of 24 Su-30 fighter jets to Venezuela, or they will return home after the celebrations," the official said.
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Raptor food.
One landed a little sooner than the other.
Two Russian Su-30 Jets Arrive in Venezuela
Two Russian-made Su-30 jets arrived in Venezuela on Sunday and Caracas plans to purchase 24 of the fighter jets from Moscow this year, the military announced, Xinhua news agency reports.
The two Russian fighter jets would make their first public appearance during a military parade set for Wednesday to mark Venezuelas independence from the Spanish colonial rule, according to the announcement.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that his country will officially ink the deal for the Russian fighter jets when he visits Moscow on July 25.
We will soon be in Moscow, because we will buy Russian fighter planes to defend our sky and land, said Chavez on a television show in May.
He described Sukhoi Su-30s as 100 times better than the F-16s that Venezuela bought from the United States.
Chavez has also vowed to sell Venezuelas F-16 fighter planes, if the United States refuses to provide spare parts to his country. Alberto Muller Rojas, the presidential advisor, has indicated that Venezuela is considering selling the planes to Iran if Venezuela does not receive spare parts from Washington.
Chavez unveiled the plan to purchase Russian-made fighter jets and sell the F-16s after the United States announced a ban on military sales to Venezuela. Sean McCormack, spokesman for the U.S. State Department, has warned that the sale of the F-16s to Iran, or anyone else, is not permitted.
i keep forgeting those things are out there
Now all they have to do is learn how to fly them... :)
I agree. Who will drive them?
Chavez Shenanigans pings
is that the new subteranean fighter?
I wonder if they have them hangared in 'hardened' hangars?:-)
You do know the pilot survived, right?
There is close, then there is waiting to eject like this guy did.
No need to break out the big guns, when some of our older planes will whup up on it.
I just googled it and it was the one that grabbed my attention.
Glad he made it out though.
Err, that's an Su-35
What say we fly a coupe of Raptors down there and join the parade? Now that would be a gas.
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